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Mundial: The Highest Stakes

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2014 | 96 min | Documentary

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

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Who'll love it
Made for the curious. If you loved Senna, start here.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 36 min.
What might put you off
It's in Polish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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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    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

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Cast & crew

Directed by Michał Bielawski

  • Zbigniew BoniekSelf
  • Dariusz SzpakowskiSelf
  • Włodzimierz ZientarskiSelf
  • Grzegorz LatoSelf