Autumn 1968, the Australian running record holder Ron Clarke is coming to Prague, hoping that his old friend and role model, Emil Zátopek, the most famous Czech athlete of all time, will help him overcome the biggest crisis of his career.
Acting
Neužil's Zátopek—chaotic charisma masking deep wounds.
Direction
Ondříček blends archival footage with intimate fracture.
Director
David Ondříček
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Zátopek gave Clarke his own 1952 Olympic gold medal in that hotel—kept secret for decades.
Banned from coaching and travel post-1968, Zátopek became a street sweeper—his 'socialist reward' for Olympic glory.
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