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.
Directed by Gregor Valentovič
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Josef Trojan
Ondrej Nepela
Zuzana Mauréry
Hilda Múdra
Antonie Formanová
Hana Mašková
Tereza Smetanová
Gabika
Martin Toman
Michal
Sára Polyáková
Zdenka
František Beleš
Dušan
Lucia Jašková
mama Nepelová
Michal Soltész
otec Nepela
Billy Dunmore
Toller Cranston
Adrian Jastraban
Antonín Himl
Milan Mikulčík
Peter Colotka
Michal Kinik
Palko
Vilém Hlavsa
Zdeněk Pazdírek / dablér Tollera Cranstona
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