The film captures a period in the life of figure skater Ondrej Nepela, when in 1972 he returns with a gold medal from the Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, marking the peak of his sporting career. At home, he is greeted not only with fame but also with the realities of the communist regime. Everyone treats him like a celebrity, but the sensitive Ondrej longs above all for an escape from this uncomfortable golden cage. He wants to live freely and in harmony with who he feels he truly is. Yet at the last moment, his promised chance to leave for a professional ice revue is forbidden, and he is ordered to compete in another World Championship. Disappointed, Nepela must find new motivation and also come to terms with the tragic death of his best friend, figure skater Hana Mašková.
Ondrej Nepela
Hilda Múdra
Hana Mašková
Gabika
Michal
Zdenka
Dušan
mama Nepelová
otec Nepela
Toller Cranston
Antonín Himl
Peter Colotka
Palko
Zdeněk Pazdírek / dablér Tollera Cranstona
Liana Drahová
manžel Hildy, pán Múdry
dablér Ondreja Nepelu
hlásateľ
ISU trénerka
ISU tréner
Sergej Četveruchin
Gustáv Husák
Jan Hoffman
reportér
Sonička
paní Mašková
pan Mašek
krasokorčuliarka
krasokorčuliar
Karen Magnussen
Jannet Lynn
dablér Jana Hoffmana
dablér Sergeja Četveruchina
muž v klube
vyhazovač Csaba
kanadská trenérka
cukrárka
Eva
chlapec v bare
ruský trenér
druhý ruský trenér
Himlov asistent
recepčná
sovietská športová krasokorčuliarka
sovietský športový krasokorčuliar
česká športová krasokorčuliarka
český športový krasokorčuliar
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