Old-Timers (Czech title ''Staříci'') is a 2019 Czech thriller starring

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and

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. It was directed by Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník.

Plot

Vlastimil Reiner returns to the Czech Republic from

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. 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

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Cast

as Vlastimil Reiner *

as Antonín *

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* Přemysl Bureš * Karel Jirák * Marika Procházková * Pavel Batěk

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews. It holds 68% on Kinobox as of March 2020.

and Ladislav Mrkvička have won the Main

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for their performance in Old-Timers. ''Old-Timers'' was also nominated for 5

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and 10

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Old-Timers 2019 films Czech crime films Czech drama films 2010s Czech-language films Czech thriller films Czech Lion Awards winners (films)