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Fair Play

2014 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 6.1 · 64% critics

Drama

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