Navrat Idiota
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Sasa Gedeon
Pavel Liska
Tatiana Vilhelmova
Jiri Langmajer
Anna Geislerová
Jiri Machacek
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Synopsis
Frantisek has spent his entire adult life behind the walls of an asylum. When he is finally released, he returns to his relatives, who don't seem to know who he is. Nevertheless he gets caught up in their daily life dramas and finds simplistic solutions to problems that human emotions complicate. He only wishes that someone could help him.
Director
Sasa Gedeon
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Czech Republic's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1999).
Winner of a Special Artistic Achievement Award (Sasa Gedeon) at the 1999 Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
Winner of several 1999 Czech Lion Awards including Best Director (Sasa Gedeon) Best Writer (Sasa Gedeon), Best Film (Petr Oukropec), Best Supporting Actress (Anna Geislerova) and Best Music (Vladimir Godar).
Released in Czech Republic February 1999
Released in France April 5, 2000
Released in United Kingdom March 17, 2000
Shown at Cottbus Festival of Young East European Cinema in Cottbus, Germany November 3-7, 1999.
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 16 - November 12, 2000.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.
Shown at London Film Festival November 3-18, 1999.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (World Cinema) August 27 - September 6, 1999.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 26 - February 6, 2000.
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece November 12-21, 1999.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Discovery) September 9-18, 1999.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) September 1-11, 1999.
35mm
color
Dolby SR (Spectral Recording)
dialogue Czech
Released in Czech Republic February 1999
Released in United Kingdom March 17, 2000
Released in France April 5, 2000
