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''Home Care'' ( cs, Domácí péče) is a 2015 Czech-Slovak
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Slávek Horák Slávek Horák (born 12 January 1975 in Zlín) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He is a graduate of Zlin Film School and also studied directing at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). His rapi ...
. The film was selected as the Czech entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the
88th Academy Awards The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. Du ...
but it was not nominated.


Plot

Vlasta is a home nurse who selflessly lives in the countryside in South Moravia for her patients; her husband; and her daughter, Lada. One day, their lives drastically changed when Vlasta becomes sick, and help from outside is needed. Through the daughter of one of her patients, she tries alternative medicine, much to the dismay of her husband, who has little confidence in it.


Cast

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Alena Mihulová Alena Mihulová (born 4 May 1965) is a Czech film and television actress. She won Czech Lion for her role in ''Home Care''. She was married to film director Karel Kachyňa. Selected Filmography *'' Sestřičky'' (1983) *'' Smrt krásných srnc ...
as Vlasta *
Bolek Polívka Boleslav Polívka (born 31 July 1949, in Vizovice) is a Czech film and theatre actor, mime, playwright, and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 40 films. Career Polívka first started appearing in films in the 1960s. He graduated from t ...
as Láďa *
Tatiana Vilhelmová Tatiana Dyková, née Vilhelmová (born July 13, 1978 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech film and stage actress. She made her professional debut in ''Indian Summer'' (1995), directed by Saša Gedeon, for which she received her first nomination ...
as Hanácková * Zuzana Krónerová as Miriam * Sara Venclovská as Marcela * Eva Matalová as Zelíková * Marián Mitaš as Young doctor


Awards and accolades

The film received the Cercle D'or award for Best Movie in the International competition at the Festival Cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke. The jury also gave Mihulová a special prize for Outstanding Performance. Mihulová received the Czech Lion award for Best Actress in a Starring Role. The film had eight other nominations for the Czech Lions (the country's top film and television awards). At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Mihulová was conferred the award for best actress. She also won the Fipresci Prize for Best Actress of the Year in a Foreign Language Film at the
Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs International Film Festival (sometimes stylized shortly as PSIFF) is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. Originally promoted by Mayor Sonny Bono and then sponsored by Nortel,here for Table of Contents it started in 1989 ...
.


See also

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List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award ...
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List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Czech Republic has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1994 (after the split of Czechoslovakia in January 1993). However, there were also Czech films submitted by Czechoslovakia before it ceased to ...


References


External links

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Cineuropa
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