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Owners (2019)

Owners poster
Original title
Vlastníci
Directed by
Jiří Havelka
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Czech Republic
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
18+
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of apartment owners gather for a meeting. As they argue over small issues, their petty squabbles reveal deeper conflicts about money, power, and selfishness.

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What happens

Owners (Czech: Vlastníci) is a 2019 Czech comedy film directed by Jiří Havelka, which he made according to his own screenplay. The story is based on the play The Society of Owners (Condominium), which Havelka also wrote and directed, and was presented by the theater company Vosto5. The performance won the Divadelní noviny award in the category of alternative theater. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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