Owners (film)

For other films of the same name, see The Owners.

2019 Czech film

Owners

Directed by| Jiří Havelka
Screenplay by| Jiří Havelka
Starring| Tereza Voříšková, Vojtěch Kotek
Cinematography| Martin Žiaran
Distributed by| Cinemart

Release date

* 21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)[1]

Running time

| 97 Minutes
Country| Czech Republic
Language| Czech
Budget| 10,000,000 CZK[2]
Box office| 40,145,044 CZK[3]

Owners (Czech: Vlastníci) is a 2019 Czech comedy film directed by Jiří Havelka, which he made according to his own screenplay. The story is based on the play The Society of Owners (Condominium), which Havelka also wrote and directed, and was presented by the theater company Vosto5. The performance won the Divadelní noviny award in the category of alternative theater.

## Plot

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Owners of flats in an apartment building meet at a regular house meeting to resolve the necessary sale of attic space to deal with the emergency state of the house. But the seemingly simple vote is complicated by the fact that everyone has their own ideas and agenda.

## Cast

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* Tereza Voříšková as Mrs. Zahrádková
* Vojtěch Kotek as Mr. Zahrádka
* Dagmar Havlová as Mrs. Horváthová
* Jiří Lábus as Mr. Kubát
* Andrej Polák as Mr. Nitranský
* Pavla Tomicová as Mrs. Procházková
* Ondřej Malý as Mr. Novák
* Klára Melíšková as Mrs. Roubíčková
* David Novotný as Mr. Švec
* Kryštof Hádek as Mr. Čermák
* Stanislav Majer as Mr. Čermák
* Ladislav Trojan as Mr. Sokol

## Reception

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Owners were nominated for 12 Czech Lion Awards including the Best film.[4]

Year  | Event  | Award  | Category  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref(s)

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2020  | 9th Czech Film Critics' Awards | Czech Film Critics' Award  | Best Film  | Owners  | Nominated  | [5]
Best Director  | Jiří Havelka | Nominated
Best Screenplay  | Jiří Havelka  | Won
Best actress  | Tereza Ramba  | Won
Discovery of the year  |  | Nominated
27th Czech Lion Awards | Czech Lion Award | Best film  | Owners  | Nominated  | [6]
Best Director  | Jiří Havelka | Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role  | Jiří Lábus | Nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role  | Tereza Ramba | Won
Dagmar Havlová | Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role  | Vojtěch Kotek | Nominated
David Novotný | Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role  | Klára Melíšková | Won
Pavla Tomicová | Nominated
Best Screenplay  | Jiří Havelka  | Won
Best Editing  | Otakar Šenovský  | Nominated
Andrea Králová  | Helena Rovná  | Nominated
Best Film Poster | David Zezula  | Nominated
33rd Finále Plzeň Film Festival | Golden Kingfisher  | Best feature live action or animated film  | Owners  | TBA | [7]

## References

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1. ^ "Vlastníci". www.csfd.cz. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
2. ^ Bláhová, Jindřiška. "Česko na domovní schůzi". Týdeník Respekt. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
3. ^ "Vlastníci - Tržby a návštěvnost". KINOMANIAK (in Czech). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
4. ^ "Český lev 2020. Nejvíce nominací má film Vlastníci, následují Nabarvené ptáče a Staříci". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
5. ^ "Vlastníci a Staříci. Kritici nominovali české filmy roku 2019 - Novinky.cz". www.novinky.cz. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
6. ^ "Nominacím na Českého lva vládnou Vlastníci, Nabarvené ptáče a Staříci - Novinky.cz". www.novinky.cz. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
7. ^ "Detail - Finále Plzeň - Film festival". www.festivalfinale.cz. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

## External links

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* Owners at IMDb

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*[Ref(s)]: Reference(s)
*[TBA]: To be announced