Why?

Oct 1, 1987

1h 26m

★ 6.1

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast

Jirka

Jiří Langmajer

Michal

Martin Sobotka

Pavel Zvarič

Marie

Pavlína Mourková

Milan

Jan Potměšil

Daniel Heyna Větrovský

Pavel

Daniel Landa

Markéta Zmožková

Sury

Martin Dejdar

Milka Zimková

Karel Pospíšil

Adolf Kohuth

After fighting for their country in the Army, friends Chris and Johnny return to South London only to find their home town has changed beyond recognition. With no jobs the two join local gangs, work their way to the top and become feared hooligan bosses. The only thing that can top war, and threaten friendships, is money and power, but who will stand their ground and come out on top in the violent and bloody battle between North and South?

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