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Non Plus Ultras (2004)

Non Plus Ultras (2004)

Comedy
Release Date: 2004, August 5
Directors: Jakub Sluka
Countries: Czech Republic
Production: Lajka - Film
Cast: John Early, Robert Orr, Václav Jiráček, Martin Kavan, Jiří Lábus, Matěj Hádek, David Novotný, Oldřich Kaiser, Karolína Kaiserová, Naďa Konvalinková, Richard Krajčo, Petra Špindlerová

Overview:

NON PLUS ULTRAS is a comedy with a social subtext. It takes a satirical look at a short stretch in the life of five "fans" of one Prague football club who belong to the hardcore supporters - ultras or hooligans. The gang members' lives revolve around football. They revere their "world-famous" English counterparts and uncritically take them as their role models. The undeclared leader of the gang is Bejcak (played by David Novotny), a charismatic young man of around 30 years old with natural authority. He is not stupid; he likes to use foreign words, but always in a slightly unsuitable context. The oldest member of the gang is the lonely forty-year-old Tycka (Vladimir Dlouhy), whom Bejcak took under the gang's wing. Tycka is much older than the others. The stuttering youth Pejsek (Karel Zima) is a fanatic lover of all things "English". He is seconded by the none-too-bright Potapec (Michal Novotny) and the agile, wiry Vocko (Matej Hadek), who is constantly devising new loutish exploits.

Keywords:

hooliganism