But if you are looking forward to reconstructing the breathtaking tournament of the Century or filming the fate of the golden boys, you will probably be a little disappointed. Although the film is called Children of Nagana, from the Czech point of view, the unforgettable Olympics is only in the background of the script.
“It is primarily a family film that deals with the time immediately after Nagano. When the children saw the raids against Canada, they had dreams. But the road to their fulfillment is usually thorny, “says screenwriter and director Dan Pánek.
It’s kind of his personal memory of the Nagano euphoria and the time he caught himself. And so the main line of the film will be how 10-year-old Dom wants to become Dominik Hašek to earn a kiss from his classmate. However, when his parents forbid him from hockey, he at least plays with his friends on the street.
The fact that it makes sense to make a film and that the script is heading in the right direction was even approved by Pánek by the Dominator himself, Dominik Hašek. He is also the patron of the film and played a small roll in it. “I like that the film will not be all about Nagano, but about how we inspired the children at the time. I also devoured Holečka, Hlinka, Pospíšil, and thanks to them I went to hockey. Therefore, I can imagine how the boys could experience it and how we could motivate them, “describes Hasek.
The main roles will go to Hynek Čermák, Pavel Baťek, Klára Issová or Simona Babčáková. For example, Čermák plays a coach who has ended his playing career and is looking for what he could “get involved in.” , “says Čermák.
By the way, although he is not a hockey fanatic, it will be his second hockey role, as he edited a hockey goalie in the series Last Season 15 years ago. He even caught five games against the Jágr team during filming. “Mr. Ručinský fired at me from the blue line at the time, and I was happy to catch him. Then I looked that the catcher and the puck were in the gate, “he laughs.
Luckily, Dominik Hasek was more successful in Nagano at the time, because otherwise there would be no hockey euphoria and the current film.
