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Fair Play

Fair Play

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Fair Play

2014

1h 40m

6.1(33 votes)

Drama

Overview

In the 1980s, Anna, a Czech sprinter, starts training for the Olympics. After she collapses during training, she learns she is being given steroids and decides to stop using them until her mother helps the coaches give them to her.

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Arina

Negativ

Česká televize

Barrandov Studio

i/o post

RTVS

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Judit Pecháček

Judit Pecháček

Anna

Anna Geislerová

Anna Geislerová

Irena

Roman Luknár

Roman Luknár

Bohdan (Coach)

Eva Podzimková

Eva Podzimková

Marina

Michaela Pavlátová

Michaela Pavlátová

Mother of Tomas

Taťjana Medvecká

Taťjana Medvecká

Doctor

Vlastina Svátková

Vlastina Svátková

Nurse

Ondřej Novák

Ondřej Novák

Tomás

Roman Zach

Roman Zach

Kríz

Igor Bareš

Igor Bareš

Novotný

Creative team

Directed by: Andrea Sedláčková
Written by: Andrea Sedláčková
Produced by: Kateřina Černá
Pavel Strnad

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