- Description
- Cast and crew
- Duration: 106'
- Genre: DRAMA
- Resolution: HD
- Year: 2017
The film tells the story of Jan Banaś, a famous right-wing midfielder of
Polish national team, who had a Polish-German origin and whose goal let Poland
take the lead in the match against England in Chorzów in 1973. The film is a
remarkable experience for the fans of football, but it is also a well-told
story of an uneasy path to glory, its ups and downs.
Jan Banaś grows up in Silesia. From his childhood, his greatest passion is
football, and his greatest rival, a devoted friend, Ginter. As time passes by,
friends’ competition transfers from the backyard to the stadiums of Silesian
football clubs: Polonia Bytom and Górnik Zabrze. However, this is not the end
of their rivalry. True emotions emerge when beautiful Marlena shows up in the
life of both sport stars. When they both court her, Jan and Ginter quickly
discover that there are no rules in the game of love. When a serious injury
ends Ginter’s career and in the same time brings Banaś closer to joining Górski’s
Eagles team, the main character faces a difficult choice that will determine
the rest of his life. From now on, a chance to participate in the Olympic Games
and the Football World Cup can be irreversibly lost.
- Directed by: Jan Kidawa-Błoński
- Written by: Jacek Kondracki, Jan Kidawa-Błoński
Starring
- Mateusz Kościukiewicz
- Sebastian Fabijański
- Karolina Szymczak
- Awards:
- 2017 – Polish Film Festival in America – Chicago – Special Award of the Chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the Festival