Big Dreams

In 1998, the whole nation celebrates the Czech ice hockey team’s gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Nagano. Eleven-year-old Dom wants to become a famous ice hockey goalie. Just like his great idol Dominik Hašek. In his daydreams, he is already standing on the ice, preventing the decisive shot and being cheered by the crowd. In real life, however, even ice skating causes him considerable problems. Unlike his stepbrother Jiřan. Since his mother and stepfather do not support his dream, Dom renounces ice and skates for the time being and founds a hockey team together with his best friend Honza. His crush Katka also joins the team. After a short training session, they already face their first challenge. Dom arranges a game against the Red Wings, a team of much older youths. A bitter defeat is inevitable, and Dom quickly gives up playing hockey. It is only when Honza’s father Karel offers to coach them that the team gets back together. They train hard because a revenge game against the Red Wings is to take place on the last day of school.