Návrat idiota
Czech Republic
Synopsis
Frantisek (idiot) never got to know or experience anything. he spent his adult life behind the walls of an asylum so he only has first impressions of everything. He know returns to his only known relatives, yet they don't really know of his existence. They know only their own lives and their own relations, which are so web-like and complicated that Frantisek gets trapped in them. He gets involved in conflicts between lovers, siblings and parents. He lands in awkward, funny and stifling situations. He witnesses partners' maneuvering, love conflicts and painful revelations. He feels for everybody and is touched by everything. He understands them better than they understand themselves. However, only the one who understands him can help him to return.
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Sasa Gedeon
Written by: Sasa Gedeon
Produced by: Petr Oukropec
Cinematography: Stepan Kucera
Editing: Petr Turyna
Costume Design: Milica Gedeonova
Make-Up & Hair: Michaela Belikova
Original Score: Vladimir Godar
Cast: Pavel Liska, Tatiana Vilhelmova, Anna Geislerová, Jiri Langmajer, Jiri Machacek
Nominations and Awards
- European Screenwriter 1999
- Feature Film Selection 1999