| The Idiot Returns | |
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| Directed by | Saša Gedeon |
| Written by | Saša Gedeon |
| Based on | The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Produced by | Petr Oukropec Čestmír Kopecký |
| Starring | Pavel Liška Aňa Geislerová Tatiana Vilhelmová |
| Cinematography | Štěpán Kučera |
| Edited by | Petr Turyna |
| Music by | Vladimír Godár |
| Distributed by | Cinemart, a. s. |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Language | Czech |
The Idiot Returns (Czech: Návrat idiota; also released as Return of the Idiot) is a 1999 Czech film directed by Saša Gedeon. The movie is loosely based on The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky.[1] It was the Czech Republic's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
František returns from a mental institution where he spent most of his life. He meets Anna, and later her lovers Emil and Robert, and her sister Olga.
