Golden Sting

“The film is one of the best Czech sports dramas. It is a true story of a team, which between 1938 and 1951 was fighting not only against (their opponents) but the traps of two undemocratic regimes… ” – Tomáš Stejskal, Aktuálně.cz

Young lawyer and athlete Franta takes over coaching the Czechoslovak men’s basketball team after his coach is arrested during World War II. Following the liberation of Czechoslovakia, Franta leads the team to the European Basketball Championships in Geneva, where they miraculously win gold in 1946. While in Geneva, he falls in love with Michelle, who escaped both Stalin and Hitler. As he pursues her, he also continues to manage the team, which dreams of how to best the Americans and defend their title against the Soviet Union. With the communist coup in February 1948, they find that their fiercest competitor remains off the court. They ultimately go to Paris to defend their title, but at what cost? The film is based on real events and the memories of the survivors.

GOLDEN STING has received nine Czech Lion nominations in such categories as Best Film, Best Supporting Actor (Jan Hartl), Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

GOLDEN STING is being presented as a part of the Czech That Film Festival.

Details:
106Rated NR
in Czech with English subtitles