Buttoners
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Petr Zelenka
Richard Dvorak
Pavel Lagner
Zuzana Bydzovska
Frantisek Cerny
Jakub Mejdricky
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A series of six interlocking episodes that use comedy and irony to examine chance, coincidence, fate, atonement, and forgiveness. The first is set in Kokura, Japan in 1945, where the inhabitants remain unaware that until a last minute change of plans, they were to be the target of the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. In Prague, 50 years later, some women raise the ghost of the Enola Gay pilot, who asks forgiveness for what he did.
Director
Petr Zelenka
Cast
Richard Dvorak
Pavel Lagner
Zuzana Bydzovska
Frantisek Cerny
Jakub Mejdricky
Alena Prochazkova
Junzo Inoguchi
Jiri Kodet
Jan Haubert
Julie Stolpovskich
Inka Brendlova
Jan Cechticky
David Cerny
Mariana Stojlovova
VladimÃr Dlouhý
Seisuke Tsukahara
Mirek Wanek
Hosoya Motohiro
Bara Brodska
Borivoj Navratil
Michaela Pavlatova
Ales Brezina
Olga Dabrowska
Bara Johnova
Eva Holubová
Rudolf Hru¿Ãnský
Pavel Zajicek
Svetlana Svobodov
Jaromir Helesic
David Charap
Richard Toth
Marek Najbrt
Crew
Zuzana Bafkova
Simon Bezdek
Peter Binder
Frank Black
Zdenek Borovicka
Ales Brezina
Ales Brezina
Libor Bruha
Juraj Bures
David Cerny
Pavel Chalupny
David Charap
Zbytky Charismatu
Ales Charvat
Olga Dabrowska
The Doors
Andrea Drlikova
Ota Faron
Milos Farsky
Miro Gabor
Jiri Gadza
Ivan Gardelka
Michal Gera
Kamil Gregor
Alexej Guha
Jindrich Hanzel
Tomas Hatina
Jaroslav Hausdor
Oldrich Havelka
Petr Havranek
Michal Holubec
Jiri Hoznauer
Petr Kantor
Miroslav Karas
Jiri Knot
Cestmir Kopecky
Martina Koulova
Andrea Kralova
Misako Krouska
Tereza Listikova
Jiri Mach
Ivan Maly
Jan Marik
Vlastislav Matousek
Helena Matuskova
Ewan Mclaren
Jan Mikula
Jan P Muchow
Stanislav Musil
Jan Novotny
Jan Prihoda
Marek Reichl
Antonin Reznicek
Roman Rigo
Jaromir Sedina
Petr Simak
Josef Simonovsky
Hana Simova
Daniel Soucek
Czech Television Studios
Lukas Syrovy
Stefan Theisz
Iveta Tillova
Kamil Tomek
Petr Tuma
Jan Uxa
Jiri Vetron
Jakub Voves
Helena Vydrova
Stanislav Wegner
Petr Zelenka
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Silver Alexander award at the 1998 Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States July 1998
Released in United States August 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States March 1999
Released in United States June 1999
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (in competition) January 28 - February 8, 1998.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1998.
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Rosebud) August 16-30, 1998.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 1-11, 1998.
Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.
Shown at London Film Festival (Experimenta Program) November 5-19, 1998.
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece November 13-22, 1998.
Shown at Cinequest 1999: The San Jose Film Festival (Maverick Competition) February 25 - March 3, 1999.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 26 - April 11, 1999.
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival (New Films from Eastern Europe) March 18-28, 1999.
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (in competition) January 28 - February 8, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1998.)
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 4-14, 1999.
Shown at Newport International Film Festival (in competition) June 1-6, 1999.
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.)
Released in United States July 1998 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.)
Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Rosebud) August 16-30, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 1-11, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival (Experimenta Program) November 5-19, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece November 13-22, 1998.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Cinequest 1999: The San Jose Film Festival (Maverick Competition) February 25 - March 3, 1999.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 26 - April 11, 1999.)
Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival (New Films from Eastern Europe) March 18-28, 1999.)
Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 4-14, 1999.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival (in competition) June 1-6, 1999.)
