The Idiot Returns

The Idiot Returns

100 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 25, 1999

Frantisek, the main character is returning to his family. Until now he's been, "successfully" avoiding all relationships. He is an ingenuous and a pure person and thus, is regarded as an idiot. He becomes involved in various love and family conflicts. It is because he hasn't experienced much of the "real" life that he is able to perceive human relationships in their genuineness.

The Idiot Returns

100 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 25, 1999

The Idiot Returns
Frantisek, the main character is returning to his family. Until now he's been, "successfully" avoiding all relationships. He is an ingenuous and a pure person and thus, is regarded as an idiot. He becomes involved in various love and family conflicts. It is because he hasn't experienced much of the "real" life that he is able to perceive human relationships in their genuineness.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Česká televize, Negativ, ZDF, Stillking Films, Cinemasound
Original title Návrat idiota
Directors Saša Gedeon
Writers Saša Gedeon, Fyodor Dostoevsky

Cast

Pavel Liška

as František

Tatiana Dyková

as Olga

Jiří Macháček

as Robert

Zdena Hadrbolcová

as Mother of Emil and Robert

Jitka Smutná

as Mother of Anna and Olga

Pavel Marek

as Mole

Anna Polívková

as Girl #1

Yvetta Janousková

as Girl #2

Petra Kolárová

as Girl #3

Josef Oplt

as Dance master

Petr Vydra

as Dance courses assistant

Michal Rausar

as Schoolboy

Alena Olahová

as Waitress

Zuzana Stivínová

as Marta (voice)