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Catenaccio a la Drnovice or Journey to the Beginning of the Time of Economic Transformation

In the middle of the village of Drnovice, with a population of two thousand, near Vyškov in South Moravia, stands a football stadium for eight thousand spectators. It is a pyramid of a defunct football civilization, once ruled by famous names such as Karel Brückner and Radek Drulák. The rise and fall of the Drnovice football club is typical of Czech football, politics, and business in the 1990s—behind it lie not only beautiful goals, but also mysterious sponsors, corruption, and doping. Let's travel back to a time when even the highest-ranking government officials couldn't tell heating oil from gasoline, and when Czech footballers were playing for the European title.

Top Cast

  • Igor Chmela

    Igor Chmela

    Commentary (voice)

  • Václav Bělohradský

    Václav Bělohradský

    Himself

  • Vladimír Benáček

    Vladimír Benáček

    Himself

  • Lubomír Mlčoch

    Lubomír Mlčoch

    Himself

  • Pavel Klvač

    Pavel Klvač

    Himself

  • Petr Fischer

    Petr Fischer

    Himself

  • Miroslav Petříček

    Miroslav Petříček

    Himself

Overview

In the middle of the village of Drnovice, with a population of two thousand, near Vyškov in South Moravia, stands a football stadium for eight thousand spectators. It is a pyramid of a defunct football civilization, once ruled by famous names such as Karel Brückner and Radek Drulák. The rise and fall of the Drnovice football club is typical of Czech football, politics, and business in the 1990s—behind it lie not only beautiful goals, but also mysterious sponsors, corruption, and doping. Let's travel back to a time when even the highest-ranking government officials couldn't tell heating oil from gasoline, and when Czech footballers were playing for the European title.

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