15 August 2007 | Cinematca AstraFilm la Muzeul Taranului Roman Bucuresti |

Ultima nationala a iugoslaviei

...de Astra Film Fest

Urmarind destinul catorva dintre fotbalistii componenti ai echipei de aur a Iugoslaviei anilor ’80, filmul analizeaza ingerinta conflictelor politice si entice in sport si transformarea stadioanelor in teren de confruntare. Considerati odata eroi nationali si adulati de stadioane intregi in tot spatiul Iugoslaviei de atunci, fostii coechipieri au ajuns sa joace dupa 1990 in nationale diferite.

Aceiasi oameni, care ii aclamau cu cativa ani in urma, ii huiduie pe jucatorii sarbi la Zagreb si pe cei croati la Belgrad. Visul potentialei echipe nr.1 a Europei s-a sfarsit. Jucatorii si galeriile lor trebuie sa se adapteze noii situatii.

The Film follows some of the football players of Yugoslavia’s dream team of the 80s, exploring how political and ethnic conflicts can turn the sports area into a battlefield for political and ethnic disputes. Once idolized as national heroes, they were cheered by fans all over the country. Since the 90s, the separation of the ex-Yugoslavian republics has divided them into different national teams. Now, the former team-mates and friends are pitted against each other, and the same crowd that a few years ago used to revere them, now boo the Croatians playing in Belgrade and jeer the Serbs playing in Zagreb. The camaraderie that once united them during their glory days has not survived. In spite of their desire to continue their old friendship, they cannot resist the competitive pressure put on them by a spot that celebrates individual, physical dominance over the spirit of the game.

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