Drama / Fiction

Family Film

Olmo Omerzu

Catalog movies
  • Duration: 1h30
See festivals
IKSV Istanbul Film Festival (International Competition)
2016
Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris (New Europe New Names Competition)
2016
Finale Plzen Festival (Competition)
2016

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Synopsis

A husband and wife set sail across the ocean, leaving their two children to explore the freedom of being home alone. The boat goes under, and so does the family. A dog, stuck on a desert island, is their only hope.

About the director

Olmo Omerzu was born in 1984 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. During his studies at FAMU in Prague, he directed several short films and a 40 minutes feature called The Second Act, about a couple who goes on a long overdue honeymoon only to discover that it is too late for their love. It was presented and awarded at several european festivals, distributed in Czech, Slovak and Slovenian cinemas. In 2011, Omerzu graduated from FAMU with his first fiction feature A Night Too Young, a Czech-Slovenian co-production. Set in a small apartment in an even smaller Czech Town, it explores the zone between childhood and adulthood. After the successful premiere in the Forum Section of the 2012 Berlinale, the film was invited to numerous international festivals, winning several awards, including the Czech Film Critics's Award for the Discovery of the Year. It was theatrically released in Czech Republic, Germany Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

  • Director Olmo Omerzu
  • with Karel Roden
  • Vanda Hybnerová
  • Martin Pechlát
  • Jenovéfa Boková
  • Storyline Olmo Omerzu
  • Storyline Nebojša Pop-Tasić
  • Director of Photography Lukáš Milota
  • Editor Janka Vlčková
  • Coproduction Endor Film
  • 42film GmbH
  • Arsmedia
  • Studio Dim
  • Acquisition Ciné +