Why? (1987)

  • NR
  • 10/01/1987 (CZ)
  • 1h 26m

Overview

Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film deals with the hooliganism in Czechoslovakia, particularly with the fans of football club Sparta from Prague, whose supporters were the pioneers of the football fan riots in Czechoslovakia, starting with hooligan actions already in the 1960s, like breaking the trains in which they travelled when they went on Sparta's away games. The film deals with one of such episodes

Karel Smyczek

Director

Cast

Jiří Langmajer's headshot

Jiří Langmajer

Jirka
Jan Potměšil's headshot

Jan Potměšil

Milan
Daniel Landa's headshot

Daniel Landa

Pavel
Miloslav Štibich's headshot

Miloslav Štibich

Train Passenger
Michal Suchánek's headshot

Michal Suchánek

Drunken Football Fan
Jan Kraus's headshot

Jan Kraus

Football Fan
Antonín Jedlička's headshot

Antonín Jedlička

Man in a car
Karel Smyczek's headshot

Karel Smyczek

Reporter

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