In the Czech Republic, an all-Roma soccer team from the bottom league works hard — not to win, but simply to play. Many teams choose to forfeit the game rather than play on the same field as Roma. And when they do get to play others, they receive insults and repeated mentions of Hitler from players and spectators alike. This is the depth and breath of racism in the Czech Republic, explored in this film not only on the soccer field, but also in clubs and in daily life of the players. Elegant vérité scenes show the Roma players in all their humanity. Gradually the team’s perspective is empathetically transferred to the viewers. The sadness, absurdity, and even hilarity of the situation this soccer club finds itself are all too familiar to the Romanian public.
AUDIO: Czech
SUBTITLE: Romanian, English
awards and festivals
2016 - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Cehia
2016 - Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Cehia
2016 - DocsDF, Mexic
2016 - This Human World Film Festival, Austria
2016 - Minsk International Film Festival „Listapad“, Belarus