FC Roma by Rozalie Kohoutova and Tomas BojarPRAGUE: The domestic premiere of the documentary FC Roma by Rozalie Kohoutova and Tomas Bojar, focusing on a football club with mainly Romani players, was cancelled due to threats by football fans.
The documentary, which premiered in the Documentary Competition of the 51st Karlovy Vary IFF in July 2016, tells the story of the Roma Decin club and its struggle against racism.
The theatrical release set for September 2016 was postponed for October 2016 as fans of Bohemians Prague 1905 were threatening the premiere due to take place at their club's stadium.
FC Roma was produced by Nutprodukce in coproduction with HBO Europe.
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