The film successfully adapts Dostoyevsky's classic "The Idiot" to Czech reality today, posing the question of the return of Christ during the Christmas season to a world which is alien to his presence.
9th Festival of East European Cinema
03.11.1999 to 07.11.1999
Cottbus
Awards
The Idiot Returns
Die Rückkehr des Idioten
Directed by:
1998
Directed by:
1999
Dizdar succeeds in focussing on the actual problems and conflicts on the Balkans, although the film is set in London. By typical British humour and a unique way of telling its story the film avoids excessive moralising.
Evening News
Die Abendnachrichten
Directed by:
1999
The Jury awards a Commendation to the short film "Evening News" for a humorous and intelligent reflection on the existence of God.
