Directed by:
Marek NajbrtCinematography:
Miloslav HolmanComposer:
Petr MarekCast:
Jan Budař, Klára Melíšková, Jiří Ornest, Josef Polášek, Leoš Noha, Tomáš Matonoha, Will Spoor, Jan Řehák, Cyril DrozdaPlots(1)
In this politically incorrect existential comedy, cravings, love, cheating, and fantasizing all play their part as the World Ice Hockey Championships play out on an old TV in a broken down pub in an almost uninhabited Czech border village. Karel believes he runs a proper pub and that his wife, Zdena, loves him. Zdena believes she's in love with Milan, a bus driver who believes he's destined to drive charters to the sea. Josef, who's darker than the average Czech, believes he has friends and that he isn't a Gypsy. Jarda, who is disappointed by life, believes in next to nothing including his son. The local alcoholic, Bohous, in his black-out visions, believes he sees the play-off games before they're played. Karel and Josef come to believe Bohous is their ticket to financial freedom. 'We have to root for ourselves, because no one else will root for us!' is argued during a tough moment for the Czech team. All the men agree. In point of fact, each man is rooting only for himself, and 'Champions' is their story. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jan Budař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Stavrogin je ďábel (2005) (theatrical recording)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Klára Melíšková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Příběhy obyčejného šílenství (2009) (theatrical recording)
Dabing Street (2014) (theatrical recording)
Suspicion (2022) (series)
Jiří Ornest
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Příběhy obyčejného šílenství (2009) (theatrical recording)
Racek (1996) (theatrical recording)
Šťastlivec Sulla (1991) (TV movie)
Josef Polášek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Zlatá šedesátá (2015) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Protector (2009)
Leoš Noha
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Protector (2009)
Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match (2012)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Tomáš Matonoha
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
The Wild Bees (2001)
Waking Up Yesterday (2012)
Will Spoor
Netherlands
Best movies:
Champions (2004)
Jan Řehák
Best movies:
Protector (2009)
Enter the Eagles (1998)
Champions (2004)
Cyril Drozda
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Vyhnání Gerty Schnirch (2016) (theatrical recording)
The Inheritance (1992)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)