Company: Czech Television
Country: CZECH REPUBLIC
Section: MOVIES
Discipline: Basketball
Director: Radim Špaček
Edting: Anna Johnson Ryndova
Actors: Pilip Brezina, Patrycja Volny, Zdenek Piskula, Alena Mihulova, Jan Hartl
Photo: Vladimir Smutny
Soundtrack: Jakub Kudlac
Producer: Buc-Film – Jaroslav Boucek
Co Producer: Miroslav Jansta, Tipsport, Punkchart Films, Barrandov Studio
Running Time: 107 min
SYNOPSYS:
The main storyline focuses in the fateful love between Frantisek, a young lawyer and athlete, and Michelle, a dancer, who meet at the post-war European Basketball Championship in Geneva in 1938. Michelle has suffered hard life, having escaped from her home because of Stalin and Hitler. Their story, which, in addition to politics, is affected by the trainer Valentor and the functionary Hrabal – culminates in 1951 when Europe has already been divided by the Iron Curtain for several years.