
Fair Play
2014 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 6.1 · 64% critics
Set in 1980s Czechoslovakia, this drama follows a young sprinter chasing an Olympic dream while uncovering the drug regimen shaping her rise. As pressure from family and the system closes in, sport becomes tied to control, sacrifice, and hard personal choices.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-03-06
- Language
- CS
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (31 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to serious sports dramas mixed with political pressure and moral conflict, in the vein of A Quiet Life; Not for you if you want a fast, uplifting underdog story.
Pros: strong central conflict; timely sports ethics; tense political backdrop | Cons: slow pace; emotionally distant; sparse excitement
Themes
- sports
- psychology
- doping
- czechoslovakia
- steroids
- woman director
- track and field
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew

Judit Pecháček
as Anna

Anna Geislerová
as Irena

Roman Luknár
as Bohdan (Coach)

Eva Podzimková
as Marina

Michaela Pavlátová
as Mother of Tomas

Taťjana Medvecká
as Doctor

Vlastina Svátková
as Nurse

Ondřej Novák
as Tomás

Roman Zach
as Kríz

Igor Bareš
as Novotný
Directed by Andrea Sedláčková