CEUFF Presents "Zátopek" (new Czech film screening)

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March 13, 2022 at 1:00pm (CDT)

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Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF) presents "Zátopek", a new Czech film by director David Ondříček (new Czech film screening)

Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 1:00pm (CDT)

Where: Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois

As part of the jubilee 25th Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF), which will take place from March 4 to 17 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, a new Czech film by director David Ondříček "Zátopek" will be screened. This year's CEUFF will present 19 interesting new films from 20 countries of the European Union.

The Czech film "Zátopek" will be screened at the festival on Sunday, March 13, 2020 at 1 p.m.

This year also marks the centenary of the birth of this excellent athlete.

„Victory is a great thing but friendship is even better“...Emil Zátopek (1922 – 2000)

His nickname was „Czech locomotive“. Eigthteen world records holder, Emil Zátopek, is famous especially for three gold medals he won at Olympic Games in Helsinki (5 km, 10 km and marathon). His success has never been repeated, and world athletics experts doubt it will ever be. Emil Zatopek´s grandiose success comes alive in the memories of his loved ones, his friends, and rivals. Ron Clarke, an Australian runner visited Zátopek in 1968. During their dialogue, we are transferred to the past, to the beginnings of Emil´s passion for running, his first success at the WCA in Berlin, his meeting with the javelin thrower Dana, his future wife, but we also learn about the increasing pressure of the communist regime.

In this captivating biopic, winner of the Audience Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Olympian Emil Zátopek - the “Czech Locomotive” - is visited by a fellow runner seeking guidance. As Zátopek imparts his wisdom, we are transferred to the past, to the evolutions of his illustrious career, his relationship with wife Dana, a javelin thrower, and the pressures he experienced both on and off the track. Chicago premiere.

Awards & Nominations

Winner - Audience Award, Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Nominee - FIPRESCI Prize, Best Foreign Language Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival

We require proof of full vaccination for all screenings and events at the Film Center.

View the official film HD Trailer here on YouTube.

Ticket information here.