Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film deals with the hooliganism in Czechoslovakia, particularly with the fans of football club Sparta from Prague, whose supporters were the pioneers of the football fan riots in Czechoslovakia, starting with hooligan actions already in the 1960s, like breaking the trains in which they travelled when they went on Sparta's away games. The film deals with one of such episodes
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Jiří Langmajer
Jirka
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Martin Sobotka
Michal
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Pavel Zvarič
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Pavlína Mourková
Marie
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Jan Potměšil
Milan
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Žena za pultem
Daniel Heyna Větrovský
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Daniel Landa
Pavel
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Markéta Zmožková
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Martin Dejdar
Sury
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Kosmo
Milka Zimková
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Karel Pospíšil
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Adolf Kohuth
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Karel Smyczek Director · Radek John Screenplay Michal Pavlíček Composer
First release October 1, 1987 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Original title Proč?
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
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XC · Czechia
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Original title
Proč?
Original language
Czech
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Czech
Release dates
XC · October 1, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
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