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Director
  
Jan Hrebejk

Initial DVD release
  
July 19, 2005 (USA)

Duration
  

Language
  
Czech

7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Drama

Budget
  
36 million CZK

Country
  
Czech Republic

Up and Down (film) movie poster

Release date
  
May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19) (at Cannes) 16 September 2004 (2004-09-16) (Czech Republic) 5 September 2004 (2004-09-05) (U.S.)

Writer
  
Jan Hrebejk, Petr Jarchovsky

Cast
  
Petr Forman
(Martin Horecký),
Jan Tříska
(Professor Otakar Horecký),
Emília Vášáryová
(Vera Horecká),
Nataša Burger
(Miluska),
Ingrid Timková
(Hana Svobodová),
Kristýna Liška Boková
(Lenka Horecká)

Similar movies
  
Set in Czech Republic, Country movies, Comedies

Tagline
  
A comedy that makes you cry. A drama that makes you laugh.

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.

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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.

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Plot

Up and Down (film) movie scenes

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. Concurrently a university professor is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, setting into action a complicated train of family reunions, partings, and conflicts.

Cast

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  • Jiří Macháček - Frantisek Fikes
  • Petr Forman - Martin Horecký
  • Jan Tříska - Professor Otakar Horecký
  • Emília Vášáryová - Vera Horecká
  • Natasa Burger - Miluska
  • Ingrid Timková - Hana Svobodová
  • Kristýna Liška Boková - Lenka Horecká
  • Pavel Liška - Eman
  • Marek Daniel - Lubos
  • Jan Budar - Milan
  • Zdenek Suchý - Goran

    • Awards and nominations

    Czech Lion

  • Won, "Best Actress" - Emília Vášáryová
  • Won, "Best Director" - Jan Hřebejk
  • Won, "Best Film"
  • Won, "Best Film Poster" - Ales Najbrt
  • Won, "Best Screenplay" - Petr Jarchovský
  • Won, "Critics' Award" - Jan Hřebejk
  • Nominated, "Best Actor" - Jirí Machácek
  • Nominated, "Best Art Direction" - Milan Býcek & Katarina Bielikova
  • Nominated, "Best Cinematography" - Jan Malír
  • Nominated, "Best Music" - Ales Brezina
  • Nominated, "Best Sound" - Michal Holubec
  • Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor" - Petr Forman
  • Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor" - Jan Tříska
  • Nominated, "Best Supporting Actress" - Ingrid Timková

    • Pilsen Film Festival

  • Won, "Best Film"

    • References

    Up and Down (film) Wikipedia
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    Up and Down (film) IMDb Up and Down (film) themoviedb.org