Old-Timers (Czech title Staříci) is a 2019 Czech thriller starring Jiří Schmitzer and Ladislav Mrkvička. It was directed by Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník.
Plot Vlastimil Reiner returns to the Czech Republic from Oregon. He meets with his old friend Antonín and together they plan to murder an elderly former Communist prosecutor who evaded punishment for his crimes under the Communist regime.
Cast Jiří Schmitzer as Vlastimil Reiner Ladislav Mrkvička as Antonín Dušan Kaprálik Michal Suchánek Přemysl Bureš Karel Jirák Marika Procházková Pavel Batěk
Reception The film received generally positive reviews. It holds 68% on Kinobox as of March 2020.
Jiří Schmitzer and Ladislav Mrkvička have won the Main Trilobit Award for their performance in Old-Timers. Old-Timers was also nominated for 5 Czech Film Critics' Awards and 10 Czech Lion Awards. Year Event Award Category Recipient(s) Result 2020 Trilobit Awards 2020 Trilobit Award Main award Jiří Schmitzer and Ladislav Mrkvička 9th Czech Film Critics' AwardsCzech Film Critics' Award Best Film Old-Timers Best Director Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník Best Screenplay Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník Best actor Jiří Schmitzer Ladislav Mrkvička 27th Czech Lion AwardsCzech Lion Award Best film Old-Timers Best DirectorMartin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník Best Actor in a Leading RoleJiří Schmitzer Best Actor in a Supporting RoleLadislav Mrkvička Best ScreenplayMartin Dušek, Ondřej Provazník Best Cinematography Lukáš MilotaBest EditingJana VlčkováBest SoundVáclav Flegl Best Music Matouš Hejl, Miroslav Srnka Makeup and HairstylingEva Schwarzová 33rd Finále Plzeň Film Festival Golden Kingfisher Best feature live action or animated film Old-Timers
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