An emotional and true depiction of how one whole nation felt during difficult events and how football and players gave their contribution to that struggle and unification.
About 3,000 fans of the Serbian club from Belgrade came to the match in Zagreb (Croatian capital) and a few hours before the match there were fights between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of Dinamo, Croatian club from Zagreb) and Serbian fans on the streets. But the real trouble started with the arrival of the fans at the stadium.
In the destructive campaign, Serbian fans broke through the protective fence and started attacking Dinamo fans..
Croatian fans knocked down a fence in the north and stormed the field to oppose them. After the breakthrough, Croatian fans were violently attacked by special police units, who did not show similar enthusiasm for Serb fans. Such a disproportionate response by police units occurred, as some explain, due to the predominantly Serb ethnic composition of police units.
Within minutes, the situation spiraled out of control as the number of motivated fans entering the conflict was greater than what the special forces could keep with their measures, manpower and equipment. This all happened on May 13, 1990.
Shortly afterwards, the Croatian War of Independence began, in which Croatia won its independence. In the film, we later follow the 1998 World Cup and winning a bronze medal and the historical success of the Croatian national football team.
Participants in the events of that time and players tell us about their experiences and emotions in these historical moments.
An excellent documentary that is definitely worth watching.
About 3,000 fans of the Serbian club from Belgrade came to the match in Zagreb (Croatian capital) and a few hours before the match there were fights between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of Dinamo, Croatian club from Zagreb) and Serbian fans on the streets. But the real trouble started with the arrival of the fans at the stadium.
In the destructive campaign, Serbian fans broke through the protective fence and started attacking Dinamo fans..
Croatian fans knocked down a fence in the north and stormed the field to oppose them. After the breakthrough, Croatian fans were violently attacked by special police units, who did not show similar enthusiasm for Serb fans. Such a disproportionate response by police units occurred, as some explain, due to the predominantly Serb ethnic composition of police units.
Within minutes, the situation spiraled out of control as the number of motivated fans entering the conflict was greater than what the special forces could keep with their measures, manpower and equipment. This all happened on May 13, 1990.
Shortly afterwards, the Croatian War of Independence began, in which Croatia won its independence. In the film, we later follow the 1998 World Cup and winning a bronze medal and the historical success of the Croatian national football team.
Participants in the events of that time and players tell us about their experiences and emotions in these historical moments.
An excellent documentary that is definitely worth watching.
