Empties


1h 40m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Centers on the relationship between a disgruntled father and the worker who runs the bottle-returning window at his supermarket.

Film Details

Also Known As
Bottle Return, Returned Bottles, Vratne lahve
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Dendy Films; Films We Like; Films We Like; Lumière Publishing
Distribution Company
Audiovisual Enterprises (Greece); Benelux Film Distributors; Cinears; Cinema Mondo; Falcon; Fandango; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Iti Group; Karmafilms (Spain); Look Now! Filmverleih; Polyfilm Verleih Gmbh; Spi International; United International Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

Centers on the relationship between a disgruntled father and the worker who runs the bottle-returning window at his supermarket.

Film Details

Also Known As
Bottle Return, Returned Bottles, Vratne lahve
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Dendy Films; Films We Like; Films We Like; Lumière Publishing
Distribution Company
Audiovisual Enterprises (Greece); Benelux Film Distributors; Cinears; Cinema Mondo; Falcon; Fandango; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Iti Group; Karmafilms (Spain); Look Now! Filmverleih; Polyfilm Verleih Gmbh; Spi International; United International Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 2008 Czech Lion award for Best Director (Jan Sverak) and Best Screenplay (Zdenek Sverak).

Winner of two awards including Best Screenplay and the Audience Award, and recipient of the Special Jury Mention for Screenwriting at the 2007 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States 2008

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 27-October 12, 2007.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Official Selection - Competition) June 29-July 7, 2007.

Shown at London Film Festival (Cinema Europa) October 17-November 1, 2007.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 27-October 12, 2007.)

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Official Selection - Competition) June 29-July 7, 2007.)

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at London Film Festival (Cinema Europa) October 17-November 1, 2007.)

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.)