Up and Down (film)

Up and Down
Directed by Jan Hřebejk
Produced by Ondřej Trojan
Written by Jan Hřebejk
Petr Jarchovský
Starring Jirí Machácek
Petr Forman
Jan Tříska
Emília Vášáryová
Natasa Burger
Music by Ales Brezina
Cinematography Jan Malír
Editing by Vladimír Barák
Distributed by Falcon
Sony Classics
Release date(s) May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19) (at Cannes)
16 September 2004 (2004-09-16)
5 September 2004 (2004-09-05)
Running time 108 minutes
Country Czech Republic
Language Czech
Budget CZK 36,000,00
Box office $2,705,163

Up and Down (Czech: Horem pádem) is a 2004 Czech comedy film directed by Jan Hřebejk. The film first premiered in France at the Cannes Film Market on May 19, 2004.

The film was the Czech Republic's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]

Contents

Plot

Milan and Goran are two criminals who smuggle illegal immigrants. One night after they complete a smuggle, they discover that one of the immigrants has left a baby behind. Milan and Goran decide to sell the baby to Lubos and Eman, who are responsible for running an illegal baby adoption center. Lubos and Eman make attempts to sell the baby to Miluska and Frantisek, a barren couple.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Czech Lion

Pilsen Film Festival

References

  1. ^ "List of Czech submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". Czech Film and Television Academy. http://www.cfta.cz/en/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=6. Retrieved 2008-06-29. 

External links

Czech Lion for Best Film

Big Beat (1993) • Thanks for Every New Morning (1994) • The Garden (1995) • Kolya (1996) • Buttoners (1997) • Sekal Has to Die (1998) • Return of the Idiot (1999) • Divided We Fall (2000) • Little Otik (2001) • Year of the Devil (2002) • Boredom in Brno (2003) • Up and Down (2004) • Something Like Happiness (2005) • I Served the King of England (2006) • Little Girl Blue (2007) • The Karamazovs (2008) • Protector (2009) • Walking Too Fast (2010)