Nagano Kids Explained

Director:Dan Pánek
Starring:Hynek Čermák
Tomáš Richard Brenton
Music:Jiří Hájek
Cinematography:David Ployhar
Distributor:Bontonfilm
Country:Czech Republic
Language:Czech
Runtime:98 Minutes
Budget:23 Million CZK[1]

Nagano Kids (cs|'''Děti Nagana''', also known as Children of Nagano) is a 2023 Czech sports comedy film directed by Dan Pánek. The creators presented the film to journalists on 16 February 2023. It premiered in theatres on 22 February of the same year.

Plot

Schoolboy Dominik (11) decides to play ice hockey due to euphory after watching the national team's victory in the tournament of the century in Nagano. He gets a hockey stick and puts together a group of boys; they train together on the concrete area behind the house, and it doesn't matter at all that they play with a tennis ball. They plan to challenge the older boys from the neighboring village to a match; in addition, Dominik strives for the favor of his classmate Katka.

Cast

Reception

At the 56th Ota Hofman Children's Film and Television Festival, the film won the Ostrovský Dudek Award for the Best work in the category under 12 years hile Tom Brenton won the Ostrovský Dudek Award for the best boy performance and Johana Racková won the Ostrovský Dudek Award for the best girl performance.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nagano. Komedie Děti Nagana připomene 25 let od hokejového triumfu v Japonsku . E15.cz . 7 July 2023 . cs.
  2. Web site: Kropáčková . Lída . Děti Nagana: Film oslovil především diváckou generaci kluků, která prožila „zlaté Nagano“ . KINOTIP2.cz . 29 August 2024 . cs . 22 July 2024.