directed by Andrea Sedláèková, drama, 100 min, fr subtitles
written by Andrea Sedláèková, Irena Hejdová
with Anna Geislerová, Judit Bárdos, Roman Luknár, Eva Josefíková
Czechoslovakia, 1983. A young talented sprinter, Anna, is shortlisted for the national team and starts training to qualify for the Olympic Games. As part of her preparations, she is placed on a secret ‘medical programme’. She only finds out some months later, quite by accident, that she is being doped. Anna decides to continue training without the steroids even though her mother is worried that she won't be able to keep up with the other athletes and might not qualify for the Olympics, which she sees as the only chance for her daughter to escape from behind the Iron Curtain. The mother has to take an important decision and – unwillingly - forget all about ‘fair play’...
A film that sheds light on the state-sponsored doping of sportspeople in the ‘Eastern bloc’ and the devastating effects of totalitarian regimes on ordinary people’s lives.
Awards
Czech submission for the 2015 Oscars
Nominated for 15 Czech Lions
With the support of the Czech Embassy in Luxembourg