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'''''Why?''''' ({{lang-cs|'''Proč?'''}}) is a 1987 [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Karel Smyczek]]. It was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[1988 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/363/year/1988.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Why? |access-date=30 July 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>


The film deals with the [[hooliganism]] in Czechoslovakia, particularly with the fans of football club [[Sparta Prague|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.<ref>{{in lang|hr}} [http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/sanjaju-li-ceski-huligani-nakon-krvave-kupke-na-zagrebackim-ulicama-osvetu-bbbima/404217.aspx Index.hr] Sanjaju li češki huligani nakon krvave kupke na zagrebačkim ulicama osvetu BBB-ima, 1 October 2008 <br></ref>
'''''Why?''''' ({{lang-cs|'''Proč?'''}}) is a 1987 [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Karel Smyczek]]. It was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[1988 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/363/year/1988.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Why? |accessdate=2009-07-30|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

The film deals with the [[hooliganism]] in Czechoslovakia, particularly with the fans of football club [[Sparta Prague|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.<ref>{{hr icon}} [http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/sanjaju-li-ceski-huligani-nakon-krvave-kupke-na-zagrebackim-ulicama-osvetu-bbbima/404217.aspx Index.hr] Sanjaju li češki huligani nakon krvave kupke na zagrebačkim ulicama osvetu BBB-ima, Oct 1, 2008 <br></ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Jiří Langmajer]] - Jirka
* [[Jiří Langmajer]] as Jirka
* [[Pavlína Mourková]] - Marie
* [[Pavlína Mourková]] as Marie
* [[Pavel Zvaric]] - Petr
* [[Marketa Zmozkova]] as Anca
* [[Martin Dejdar]] - Sury
* [[Pavel Zvaric]] as Petr
* [[Jan Potměšil]] - Milan
* [[Martin Dejdar]] as Sury
* [[Daniel Landa]] - Pavel
* [[Jan Potměšil]] as Milan
* [[Miloslav Stibich]] - Train Passenger
* [[Daniel Landa]] as Pavel
* [[Miloš Kohout]] - Football Manager
* [[Miloslav Stibich]] as Train Passenger
* [[Michal Suchánek]] - Drunken Football Fan
* [[Miloš Kohout]] as Football Manager
* [[Jan Kraus (actor)|Jan Kraus]] - Football Fan
* [[Michal Suchánek (Czech actor)|Michal Suchánek]] as Drunken Football Fan
* [[Roman Holý]] - Football Fan
* [[Jan Kraus (actor)|Jan Kraus]] as Football Fan
* [[Petr Vachler]] - Football Fan
* [[Roman Holý]] as Football Fan
* [[Antonín Jedlička]] - Man in a car
* [[Petr Vachler]] as Football Fan
* [[Karel Smyczek]] - Reporter
* [[Antonín Jedlička]] as Man in a car
* [[Karel Smyczek]] as Reporter

==Production==
When sixteen years old Marketa Zmozkova won the audition, she and her parents were happy. However, when they saw the script included a rough sex scene, the smile on everyone's faces quickly disappeared. "Mr. Smyzcek and Mr. John had to come to our house and explain to Mom that it wouldn't be as awful as it looked on paper," Zmozkova said.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chuligánský film Proč? (1987): Manželka Langmajera mu chtěla na penis ušít pytlíček! |website=Ahaonline.cz |url=https://www.ahaonline.cz/clanek/zhave-drby/101075/chuligansky-film-proc-1987-manzelka-langmajera-mu-chtela-na-penis-usit-pytlicek.html |access-date=26 February 2022 }}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 16 June 2023

Why?
Directed byKarel Smyczek
Written byRadek John
StarringJiří Langmajer
CinematographyJaroslav Brabec
Edited byJán Svoboda
Release date
  • 1 October 1987 (1987-10-01)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

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.[1]

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.[2]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

When sixteen years old Marketa Zmozkova won the audition, she and her parents were happy. However, when they saw the script included a rough sex scene, the smile on everyone's faces quickly disappeared. "Mr. Smyzcek and Mr. John had to come to our house and explain to Mom that it wouldn't be as awful as it looked on paper," Zmozkova said.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Why?". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  2. ^ (in Croatian) Index.hr Sanjaju li češki huligani nakon krvave kupke na zagrebačkim ulicama osvetu BBB-ima, 1 October 2008
  3. ^ "Chuligánský film Proč? (1987): Manželka Langmajera mu chtěla na penis ušít pytlíček!". Ahaonline.cz. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

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