Nepela

3.5 (4 votes)• 2025• 100m•Released

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The film captures a period in the life of figure skater Ondrej Nepela, when in 1972 he returns with a gold medal from the Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, marking the peak of his sporting career. At home, he is greeted not only with fame but also with the realities of the communist regime. Everyone treats him like a celebrity, but the sensitive Ondrej longs above all for an escape from this uncomfortable golden cage. He wants to live freely and in harmony with who he feels he truly is. Yet at the last moment, his promised chance to leave for a professional ice revue is forbidden, and he is ordered to compete in another World Championship. Disappointed, Nepela must find new motivation and also come to terms with the tragic death of his best friend, figure skater Hana Mašková.

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Languages: English, Czech, German, Slovak

Director: Gregor Valentovič

Starring Cast: Josef Trojan, Zuzana Mauréry, Antonie Formanová, Tereza Smetanová, Martin Toman, Sára Polyáková

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