Mundial: The Highest Stakes
6.7
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.
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Michał Bielawski Director · Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz Composer Petro Aleksowski Cinematographer
United States release April 7, 2014 · Produced in Poland · Languages French, Polish
Production
Unlimited Film Operations
Production
CANAL+ Polska
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Telewizja Polska
Production
Instytut Adama Mickiewicza - Culture.pl
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Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
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Europejskie Centrum Solidarności
Production
Poland
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Original title
Mundial. Gra o wszystko
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
French · Polish
Release dates
Poland · May 15, 2013
Premiere · Planete+ Doc Film Festival
United States · April 7, 2014
Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival
Poland · May 23, 2014
Limited theatrical
Brazil
October 21, 2013 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Norway
October 26, 2013 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
Poland
May 27, 2013 · Premiere · Krakow Film Festival
Portugal
October 25, 2014 · Premiere · Doclisboa Film Festival
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