Sto čtyřicet medailí, z toho sedm zlatých a čtyři stříbrné olympijské, pasovaly gymnastku Věru Čáslavskou na nejúspěšnější československou sportovkyni všech dob. Stovky soupeřek se ji snažily porazit nebo se jí alespoň přiblížit. Po strhujícím vítězství na olympiádě v Mexiku v roce 1968 byla vyhlášena nejlepší sportovkyní světa, stala se druhou nejpopulárnější ženou planety po Jacqueline Kennedyové a celý svět jí ležel u nohou. Ve stejném roce podepsala manifest Dva tisíce slov a svůj podpis nikdy neodvolala. Vrchol její kariéry tak vystřídal na počátku n…
The film about Vera Cáslavská is an evaluation of her life. With her seven gold and four silver Olympic medals, she represents the most successful Czechoslovak sportswoman of all time as well as the fourth most successful Olympic sportswoman of the world. After her breathtaking victory at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City in 1968, she was pronounced the second most popular woman of the planet after Jacqueline Kennedy. In 1968, she signed the 2000 Words Manifesto which she never withdrew. Despite her enormous fame, which she deserved for her incredibly hard work and endurance, she lived a troubled life (political situation during normalization, marriage, family tragedy). Her unique life story reflects the situation in the Czech society, both in the communist and democratic regime. In both cases, she was active in the civil sphere. She considers her sporting past as a few moments of fame which can hardly make up for her troublesome life. Today, Vera is 68 years old
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