Nepela
7.1
The film captures a period in the life of figure skater Ondrej Nepela, when in 1972 he returns with a gold medal from the Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, marking the peak of his sporting career. At home, he is greeted not only with fame but also with the realities of the communist regime. Everyone treats him like a celebrity, but the sensitive Ondrej longs above all for an escape from this uncomfortable golden cage. He wants to live freely and in harmony with who he feels he truly is. Yet at the last moment, his promised chance to leave for a professional ice revue is forbidden, and he is ordered to compete in another World Championship. Disappointed, Nepela must find new motivation and also come to terms with the tragic death of his best friend, figure skater Hana Mašková.
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Cast
48 people
Josef Trojan
Ondrej Nepela
Known for
Charlatan
Zuzana Mauréry
Hilda Múdra
Known for
The Teacher
Antonie Formanová
Hana Mašková
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Tereza Smetanová
Gabika
Martin Toman
Michal
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Sára Polyáková
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František Beleš
Dušan
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Let There Be Light
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Lucia Jašková
mama Nepelová
Known for
The Auschwitz Report
Michal Soltész
otec Nepela
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Flood
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Billy Dunmore
Toller Cranston
Known for
Surface
Adrian Jastraban
Antonín Himl
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Milan Mikulčík
Peter Colotka
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Gregor Valentovič Director · Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz Composer Mary Komasa Composer
First release October 30, 2025 · Produced in Slovakia, Czechia · Languages Czech, English, German, Slovak
Production
Punkchart films
Production
Cinetim
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InFilm
Production
Azyl Production
Production
Slovakia · Czechia
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Languages
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Czech · English · German · Slovak
Release dates
Czechia · October 30, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Slovakia
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
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