Nagano Kids

Nagano Kids 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.

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Plot

Schoolboy Dominik age 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

Hynek Čermák as Karel
Klára Issová as Eva
Taťjana Medvecká as grandma Natálie
Otakar Brousek as Grandpa Josef
Tomáš Richard Brenton as Dominik
Pavel Batěk as Milan
Johana Racková as Katka
Simona Babčáková as teacher Hrabáková
Dominik Hašek as himself

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.