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Mundial: The Highest Stakes

Mundial: The Highest Stakes

MAY 23, 2014 · 96 MIN · DIR. MICHAŁ BIELAWSKI

Documentary

A documentary tale about sport and politics under martial law. All of Poland saw the great goals of Boniek and Smolarek during the Espana '82 championships. For a moment, it was forgotten that the background of the sporting performance was martial law, censorship, an army on the streets, prisons filled with oppositionists. The performance of the players was so successful that it was called "the most beautiful series of martial law". The game is watched by interned activists of "Solidarity", sports journalists and censors, cutting out all manifestations of the opposition from television broadcasts. We also get to know the performance in Spain from the perspective of the players, trying to meet not only their ambitions but also to bear the burden of fans' expectations and regime propaganda.

Cast

  • Zbigniew Boniek

    Zbigniew Boniek

    Self

  • Dariusz Szpakowski

    Dariusz Szpakowski

    Self

  • Włodzimierz Zientarski

    Self

  • Grzegorz Lato

    Self

Crew

Screenplay

Michał Bielawski

Director of Photography

Petro Aleksowski

Director of Photography

Tomasz Suski

Editor

Grzegorz Mazur

Original Music Composer

Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz

Producer

Michał Chaciński

Producer

Łukasz Borzęcki

Producer

Michał Bielawski

Producer

Witold Będkowski