Mundial: The Highest Stakes

96 mins
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.

Tomasz Suski

Steadicam Operator

Przemysław Książek

Sound Designer

Michał Bielawski

Documentation & Support

Tomasz Suski

Camera Operator

Maciej Kozłowski

Camera Operator

Petro Aleksowski

Director of Photography

Tomasz Suski

Director of Photography

Anna Tkaczyk

Sound Effects Editor

Justyna Steszuk

Makeup Artist

Paweł Nabiałek

Still Photographer

Weronika Fedorek

Makeup Artist

Marek Cieślik

Translator

Łukasz Borzęcki

Production Manager

Petro Aleksowski

Camera Operator

Grzegorz Mazur

3D Animator

Antoni Łazarkiewicz

Original Music Composer

Łukasz Borzęcki

Still Photographer

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