A feature film depicting the critical 24 hours in the life of the famous Slovak figure skater Ondrej Nepela; intense and intimate personal drama of a young man, who, after years of dutiful representation of his totalitarian homeland longs to leave the golden cage of Czechoslovakia and become free. He wants to live and love without fear, that the revelation of his sexual orientation will make him a deviant and destroy everything he dedicated his life to. However, the regime strengthens its pressure on him in the moment of his highest vulnerability, using the dirtiest methods to make Ondrej conform to its cruel ultimatum.
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Cast
21 people
Adam Kubala
Ondrej Nepela
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Jakub Červenka Director · Nina Morgenstein Writer Michal Novinski Composer
Budget $2M · First release March 26, 2026 · Produced in Slovakia, Czechia
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Budget
$2,000,000
Production
Bedna Films
Production
Česká televize
Production
PFX
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B Production
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Slovakia · Czechia
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Original title
Šampión
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Russian · Slovak
Release dates
Slovakia · March 26, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia
Czechia
April 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Romania
September 17, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
September 17, 2026 · TV · HBO
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