Empties

Empties

2007•1h 43m•6.8/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(71)

Czech literature teacher Josef Tkaloun, who is past retirement age, realises one day that he no longer understands his pupils, and so he quits… dramatically. What he does not predict is that in doing this he will lose his sense of place in society.

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Production

Portobello Pictures, Phoenix Film Investments

Language

CS

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

Josef Tkaloun

Daniela Kolářová

Daniela Kolářová

Eliška Tkalounová

Tatiana Dyková

Tatiana Dyková

Helenka

Jiří Macháček

Jiří Macháček

Robert Landa

Pavel Landovský

Pavel Landovský

Řezáč

Jan Budař

Jan Budař

Úlisný

Nela Boudová

Nela Boudová

Ptáčková

Ondřej Vetchý

Ondřej Vetchý

Řezáč mladší

Miroslav Táborský

Miroslav Táborský

vedoucí Šubrt

Robin Soudek

Tomík

Martin Pechlát

Martin Pechlát

Karel

Božidara Turzonovová

Božidara Turzonovová

Kvadrová

Věra Tichánková

Věra Tichánková

Lamková

Jana Plodková

Jana Plodková

čárkovaná

Jan Vlasák

Jan Vlasák

Wasserbauer

Alena Vránová

Alena Vránová

ředitelka školy

Lucie Pernetová

Lucie Pernetová

telefonní operátorka

Kristina Kloubková

Kristina Kloubková

Dáša

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