Finished
Family Film
What is it about?
Family Film breaks the family down into prime factors. Husband and wife set sail on the ocean, leaving their two children at home to explore the freedom offered them by the absence of parental supervision. But fear clouds the kids’ seemingly carefree life after they lose contact with their parents: their boat capsizes in a storm and the father’s beloved dog is lost. The timing of the parents’ return corresponds with a tragedy at home. Their son lies in hospital, badly in need of a kidney transplant. Test results show that the father is in fact not related to the boy by blood. As the crisis climaxes, we leave the family for a desert island where the dog, having survived the boat wreck, struggles for survival – and not only his own. Several years later a boat appears on the horizon. Half dead, the dog returns home, but where is the home, actually? In his eyes perhaps?
Staff, Cast & Production
Direction
Olmo Omerzu
Script
Olmo Omerzu, Nebojsa Pop-Tasić
Camera
Lucás Milota
Actors
Karel Roden (Igor Kubín), Vanda Hybnerová (Irena Kubínová), Daniel Kadlec (Eric Kubín), Jenovéfa Boková (Anna Kubínová)
Production
Endorfilm (CZ), 42film GmbH (DE), Arsmedia (SI), Rouge International (FR), Punkchart Films (SK)
Funding
Czech Film Fund, MEDIA, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Eurimages, Slovenian Film Centre, Slovak Audiovisual Fund
Movie Data
Genre
Drama
Language
Czech
Countries
Czech Republic, Germany, Slovenia, France, Slovakia
Year
2014
Runtime
95 min.
Cinema Release
02.02.2017
State
Finished
Festivals & Awards
- Ljubljana International Film Festival 2015 // FIPRESCI Prize
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2015 // Best Artistic Contribution
- Slovene Film Festival 2016 // Best Screenplay
- Czech Lions 2017 // Nominations Best Actress Vanda Hybnerová & Best Director
- Zagreb Film Festival 2015 // Nomination The Golden Pram - Best Film