Old-Timers

2019 Czech film

Old-Timers

Directed by	Martin Dušek, Ondřej Provazník
Screenplay by	Martin Dušek, Ondřej Provazník
Starring	Jiří Schmitzer, Ladislav Mrkvička
Cinematography	Lukáš Milota
Music by	Matouš Hejl, Miroslav Srnka
Production company	Česká televize
Release date	17 October 2019^[1]
Running time	85 minuted
Country	Czech Republic
Language	Czech
Budget	30 Million CZK^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Jiří Schmitzer and Ladislav Mrkvička have won the Main Trilobit Award for their performance in Old-Timers.^[6] Old-Timers was also nominated for 5 Czech Film Critics' Awards and 10 Czech Lion Awards.^[7]^[8]

Year	Event	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
2020
	Trilobit Awards 2020	Trilobit Award	Main award	Jiří Schmitzer and Ladislav Mrkvička	Won	^[9]
	9th Czech Film Critics' Awards	Czech Film Critics' Award	Best Film	Old-Timers	Won	^[10]
			Best Director	Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník	Won
			Best Screenplay	Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník	Nominated
			Best actor	Jiří Schmitzer	Won
			Best actor	Ladislav Mrkvička	Nominated
	27th Czech Lion Awards	Czech Lion Award	Best film	Old-Timers	Nominated	^[11]
			Best Director	Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník	Nominated
			Best Actor in a Leading Role	Jiří Schmitzer	Won
			Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Ladislav Mrkvička	Won
			Best Screenplay	Martin Dušek, Ondřej Provazník	Nominated
			Best Cinematography	Lukáš Milota	Nominated
			Best Editing	Jana Vlčková	Nominated
			Best Sound	Václav Flegl	Nominated
			Best Music	Matouš Hejl, Miroslav Srnka	Nominated
			Makeup and Hairstyling	Eva Schwarzová	Nominated
	33rd Finále Plzeň Film Festival	Golden Kingfisher	Best feature live action or animated film	Old-Timers	TBA	^[12]

References

^ kinobox.cz, team at. "Trailer: Staříci Schmitzer a Mrkvička trestají zločiny z 50. let". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^ "České projekty na Pitch & Feedback 2017". www.filmcenter.cz. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Vysoký věk není žádná legrace. Staříci jsou silné vyprávění o dvou mužích a pomstě". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^ "Recenze: Staříci - 90%". FFFilm (in Czech). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^ kinobox.cz, team at. "Staříci". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ "Ceny Trilobit získali herci Schmitzer a Mrkvička, pro sošku z Kanady přiletěl Pucholt". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 25 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "O Ceny české filmové kritiky se přetahují Vlastníci a Staříci". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Nominace Českého lva si přivlastnili Vlastníci. Dost zbylo i na Nabarvené ptáče a Staříky". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Ceny Trilobit mají Most! i herci Staříků, anticeny hned tři moderátoři". iDNES.cz. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ "Filmoví kritici nominovali snímky Staříci a Vlastníci, oba mohou získat pět sošek". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Nejvíc nominací na Českého lva mají filmy Vlastníci a Nabarvené ptáče". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Detail - Finále Plzeň - Film festival". www.festivalfinale.cz. Retrieved 9 March 2020.