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Croatia: Defining a Nation

Croatia: Defining a Nation

How a group of footballers became iconoclasts and defined a new nation through football.

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Documentary

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Croatia’s achievement in coming 3rd at the 1998 World Cup in France was staggering. A nation barely established took on and beat the world’s powerhouse nations, coming within a whisker of lifting the trophy. But, this is much more than just a story about a talented football team, it is the tale of a nation emerging from the wreckage of the Balkan war and the disintegration of Yugoslavia to stand proudly as an independent country on football’s grandest stage.

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Budget

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

30 May 2022

Country

Croatia

Cast

Zvonimir Boban

Zvonimir Boban

Slaven Bilić

Slaven Bilić

Igor Štimac

Igor Štimac

Davor Šuker

Davor Šuker

Robert Prosinečki

Robert Prosinečki

Aljoša Asanović

Aljoša Asanović

Miroslav 'Ćiro' Blažević

Miroslav 'Ćiro' Blažević

Petar Krpan

Petar Krpan

Silvio Marić

Silvio Marić

Dražen Ladić

Dražen Ladić

Niko Kranjčar

Niko Kranjčar

Dario Šimić

Dario Šimić

Zvonimir Soldo

Zvonimir Soldo

Dejan Lovren

Dejan Lovren

Božo Sušec

Božo Sušec

Zoran Kurelić

Zoran Kurelić

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