Owners (film)

For other films of the same name, see The Owners.

Owners (Czech: Vlastníci) is a 2019 Czech comedy film directed by Jiří Havelka, which he made according to his own screenplay. The story is based on the play The Society of Owners (Condominium), which Havelka also wrote and directed, and was presented by the theater company Vosto5. The performance won the Divadelní noviny award in the category of alternative theater.

Owners
Directed by	Jiří Havelka
Screenplay by	Jiří Havelka
Starring	Tereza Voříšková, Vojtěch Kotek
Cinematography	Martin Žiaran
Distributed by	Cinemart
Release date	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)[1]
Running time	97 Minutes
Country	Czech Republic
Language	Czech
Budget	10,000,000 CZK[2]
Box office	40,145,044 CZK[3]

Plot

Owners of flats in an apartment building meet at a regular house meeting to resolve the necessary sale of attic space to deal with the emergency state of the house. But the seemingly simple vote is complicated by the fact that everyone has their own ideas and agenda.

Cast

• Tereza Voříšková as Mrs. Zahrádková
• Vojtěch Kotek as Mr. Zahrádka
• Dagmar Havlová as Mrs. Horváthová
• Jiří Lábus as Mr. Kubát
• Andrej Polák as Mr. Nitranský
• Pavla Tomicová as Mrs. Procházková
• Ondřej Malý as Mr. Novák
• Klára Melíšková as Mrs. Roubíčková
• David Novotný as Mr. Švec
• Kryštof Hádek as Mr. Čermák
• Stanislav Majer as Mr. Čermák
• Ladislav Trojan as Mr. Sokol

Reception

Owners were nominated for 12 Czech Lion Awards including the Best film.^[4]

Year	Event	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
2020	9th Czech Film Critics' Awards	Czech Film Critics' Award	Best Film	Owners	Nominated	[5]
			Best Director	Jiří Havelka	Nominated
			Best Screenplay	Jiří Havelka	Won
			Best actress	Tereza Ramba	Won
			Discovery of the year		Nominated
	27th Czech Lion Awards	Czech Lion Award	Best film	Owners	Nominated	[6]
			Best Director	Jiří Havelka	Nominated
			Best Actor in a Leading Role	Jiří Lábus	Nominated
			Best Actress in a Leading Role	Tereza Ramba	Won
				Dagmar Havlová	Nominated
			Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Vojtěch Kotek	Nominated
				David Novotný	Nominated
			Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Klára Melíšková	Won
				Pavla Tomicová	Nominated
			Best Screenplay	Jiří Havelka	Won
			Best Editing	Otakar Šenovský	Nominated
			Andrea Králová	Helena Rovná	Nominated
			Best Film Poster	David Zezula	Nominated
	33rd Finále Plzeň Film Festival	Golden Kingfisher	Best feature live action or animated film	Owners	TBA	[7]