The Gardener's Year () is a 2024 Czech drama film directed by
Jiří Havelka Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include:
B
*Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister
* Jiří Baborovský, Czech physi ...
. It is based on real events.
Plot
At the foot of a picturesque hill lives a gardener with his wife. They have their own garden shop. Their life is disrupted by a new owner of a nearby castle. He wants to transform the landscape according to his ideas. When gardening gets in the way of his plans, a series of bizarre events are set in motion. The new owner first builds a fence with razor wire and closes off the driveway. He gradually increases the intensity of his actions to achieve his goals. However, the gardener does not give up and tries to defend his home. When the police and the mayor drown in their own bureaucracy, the gardener decides to take his things into his own hands.
Cast
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Oldřich Kaiser
Oldřich Kaiser (born 16 May 1955) is a Czech television, film, and stage actor known mostly for his comedic roles.
Education and career
Kaiser graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1978. He began his acting career with the ...
as Gardener
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Dáša Vokatá
Dáša Vokatá (born 27 January 1954 in Karviná) is a Czech singer-songwriter. She signed Charter 77 and after she emigrated to Austria. Her debut album called ''Láska'' was released in 1985. After the Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revoluti ...
as Gardener's Wife
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Štěpán Kozub Štěpán () is both a masculine Czech given name, equivalent of the English Stephen, and a Czech surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given names
* Štěpán Hřebejk (b. 1982), Czech ice hockey player
* Štěpán Janáček (b. 1977), C ...
as Security
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Michal Isteník
Michal (; ; ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah, then of all Israel, making ...
as Reality Agent
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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 s ...
as Mayor
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Petr Lněnička
Petr is a Czech form of the masculine given name Peter and a surname. For information on Petr as a first name, see Peter (given name).
Given name
* Petr Aven (born 1955), Russian billionaire banker, economist and politician
* Petr Čech (born 1982 ...
as Bureaucrat
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Luboš Veselý as Gardener's Neighbour
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Tomáš Jeřábek
Tomáš Jeřábek (born 11 June 1973) is a Czech sport shooter. Jeřábek had won two medals (silver and bronze), and eventually set a world record of 3,511 points for the Czech rifle shooting team at the 2002 ISSF World Championships in Lahti, ...
as Policeman
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Jiří Vyorálek as Policeman
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Tereza Dočkalová as Journalist
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Hanuš Bor as Medician
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Pavel Batěk
Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Павел; Czech, Slovene, and (although Romanian also uses Paul); ; ; ) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel may refer to:
People Given ...
as Criminalist
References
External links
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The Gardener's Year' at CSFD.cz
2024 films
Czech comedy films
Czech drama films
2020s Czech-language films
Czech Lion Awards winners (films)
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