Mundial: The Highest Stakes (2014)
• May 23rd, 2014 • 1h 36min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Other Side
Released on:
Documentary
When 18 children – nine from Palestine and nine from Israel – come together to form a kids soccer te...
One, the Story of a Goal
Released on: 2010-03-11
Documentary
In the early 1980s, at the beginning of what would become a 12-year-long civil war, El Salvador's ta...
Union - Die besten aller Tage
Released on: 2024-04-04
Documentary
In 2019, Union Berlin was promoted to the Bundesliga. Four years later, the traditional East German ...
The Celts
Released on: 2011-03-01
Documentary
A documentary about the Celts, the fans of the Bilogorac football club from the Croatian village of ...
När bollen var rund
Released on: 1992-11-09
Documentary
Chronicles the hosting of Euro '92 in Sweden and the journey of the Swedish team in that tournament.
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Released on: 2006-10-03
Documentary
A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face o...
Libertados
Released on: 2014-07-13
Documentary
The documentary features footage from the field, backstage and interviews to narrate Corinthians' vi...
O Nosso Futebol
Released on: 1985-12-11
Documentary
One hundred years of Portuguese Football, from the first public experiments in 1888, in Cascais, the...
Diego, The Last Goodbye
Released on: 2021-11-25
Documentary
The last year in the life of Diego Maradona told by friends, family and former companions reveals hi...
Cor(n)e(r) of the Matter
Released on: 2005-01-01
Documentary
Batan is the goalkeeper of the Zanatlija football club from Visoko, competing in the lowest-level to...
Tricktionary
Released on: 2019-10-15
Documentary
Top football freestylers explain their signature moves in this how-to series that slows down the act...
Icon
Released on: 2016-05-31
Documentary
“Where is the human soul? Is it in the heart? In the brain? Or maybe elsewhere?”, wonders an old doc...
Au Fer Rouge
Released on: 2021-11-08
Documentary
Through the records of emblematic figures of Stade Rennais Football Club and archive footages, this ...
Lobanovskiy Forever
Released on: 2016-06-12
Documentary
In 1975 Dynamo Kiev became the first Soviet team to win a major European trophy. The team’s rapid ri...
Ukraine-Poland: The Border of Solidarity
Released on: 2022-05-24
Documentary
Since 24 February 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, several million refugees have al...
Bobby
Released on: 2016-05-27
Documentary
A film which marks the 50th anniversary of England's victory in the 1966 World Cup, and uncovers the...