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Director - Country
Czech Republic
Abrahám Pavel
Starring Beer
Welcome to the country of A. Dvořák, A. Mucha, F. Kafka and P. Urquell, or... Come and see an advertising campaign for the Pilsner Urquell brewery.
RAPublic
First documentary about the Czech hip hop scene shows how close the Czech rap can come to humour and irony. Three protagonists of the film, James Cole, Hugo Toxxx and Orion appear in situations where they are confronted with a professor of linguistics, children of a Romany quarter, a strict birth registry clerk, classical music trio, a statute of national revival hero Josef Jungmann, and the chanson singer Hana Hegerova, with whom they have a chance to sing the national anthem: "mimino mi mele nohu máma mele maso a máma mele sele kde domov můj?"
Welcome to the country of A. Dvořák, A. Mucha, F. Kafka and P. Urquell, or... Come and see an advertising campaign for the Pilsner Urquell brewery.
RAPublic
First documentary about the Czech hip hop scene shows how close the Czech rap can come to humour and irony. Three protagonists of the film, James Cole, Hugo Toxxx and Orion appear in situations where they are confronted with a professor of linguistics, children of a Romany quarter, a strict birth registry clerk, classical music trio, a statute of national revival hero Josef Jungmann, and the chanson singer Hana Hegerova, with whom they have a chance to sing the national anthem: "mimino mi mele nohu máma mele maso a máma mele sele kde domov můj?"
Sparta - Slavia
One evening, one stadium, one match. Two football clubs, two tribes engaged in a "war". As the match starts, the players run onto the bright green pitch and in the stands, fans seem to have a free reign over the whole arena. Each hotly contested matchup between the Prague-based rivals provides a unique setting that features people of various backgrounds. In all the noise, hollering and loud debates, each fan becomes absorbed in the match in their own special way. Against the backdrop of a big match, countless minor, yet equally interesting, struggles are about to unfold.
One evening, one stadium, one match. Two football clubs, two tribes engaged in a "war". As the match starts, the players run onto the bright green pitch and in the stands, fans seem to have a free reign over the whole arena. Each hotly contested matchup between the Prague-based rivals provides a unique setting that features people of various backgrounds. In all the noise, hollering and loud debates, each fan becomes absorbed in the match in their own special way. Against the backdrop of a big match, countless minor, yet equally interesting, struggles are about to unfold.
Pavel Abrahám (1978) is a graduate of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. He is best known for his full-length debut Czech RAPublic (2008), which was featured at several international film festivals and awarded a number of prizes – the prize for the best Czech documentary of the year at the 2009 Finále Plzeň among others. It also gained a huge amount of attention among general public and became the third most attended Czech documentary since 1989.