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Leergut - Vratné Lahve - Empties

German version

CHF 15.00 CHF 7.50
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EUR 13.90 EUR 6.95
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A film by Jan Svérak
Czech Republic 2007

Joseph teaches literature in a secondary school in Prague. One day he is forced into retirement but he refuses to take it lying down. He finds work at the bottle-return counter in a supermarket and discovers a new community who begin to rely on him. Once more his life has meaning, but Joseph neglects his wife, who feels she’s losing him. EMPTIES is a funny, touching story of love in old age, which broke Czech box office records upon release.

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Language Czech | German Subtitles deutsch
Length 103 min. Screen format 16/9 PAL, color Sound DD 5.1 FSK 12 Region code 2
Bonus Making of | Photo gallery | Trailer

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