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Zemanlandia

Name: Zemanlandia
Director: Giuseppe Sansonna
Released: 2009
Duration: 55 min

Representation Score

3.5/10

Limited

2009

Director

Giuseppe Sansonna

Runtime

55 minutes

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Zemanlandia is a celebratory historical account of athletic merit and tactical innovation. It captures the rise of Foggia through the leadership of Zdenek Zeman during the 1990s. The film adheres to the traditional social structures of sports from that era, focusing on individual brilliance and systemic rigor. While it lacks diverse identity-driven storytelling, it provides a meaningful look at the shift from community-based sports to globalized capitalism.

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Category Breakdown

Does Zemanlandia have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on the professional and tactical environment of a 1990s football club. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or narratives addressing non-straight relationships.

How does Zemanlandia portray gender?

Limited

The story centers around a male-dominated coaching staff and players. It emphasizes traditional masculine rigor and leadership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Zemanlandia?

Fair

The documentary follows an Italian provincial team during a specific historical period. The score reflects the likely demographic homogeneity of Italian football teams from that time.

How does Zemanlandia represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film critiques modern capitalism by depicting the era before football became a business. It highlights sporting values over profit-driven models.

Does Zemanlandia include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters or subjects dealing with physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the documentary.

Present on Screen

Offers a subtle critique of modern commercialized sports and capitalism.
Celebrates historical sporting values like honesty and rigor.

Limited or Absent

Lacks strong female characters or the subversion of traditional masculine leadership roles.
Maintains a homogeneous demographic typical of the era's sporting context.
Provides no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or neurodivergent experiences.

Official Synopsis

We live again through a film documentary the story of Foggia in the 90’s , one of the most amazing football adventures in the history of Italian football. Telling the story are the protagonists, Casillo, president at that time and Zdenek Zeman, the bohemian trainer who transformed players from the minor divisions into great champions submitting them to exhausting training sessions and ingenious tactic studies, he took the provincial team to dominate the Italian league. When football was not yet a business, Zeman’s Foggia carried out a miraculous ascent from division C to Premier League, dominating the richest and the most titled clubs of the championship and brought to victory the sporting values of honesty and rigor.

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