Leaving (2011 film)

Leaving
Film poster
CzechOdcházení
Directed byVáclav Havel
Screenplay byVáclav Havel
Based onLeaving
by Václav Havel
Produced byJaroslav Bouček
StarringJosef Abrhám
CinematographyJan Malír
Edited byJiří Brožek
Music byMichal Pavlíček
Distributed byBontonfilm
Release date
  • 24 March 2011 (2011-03-24)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryCzech Republic
LanguageCzech
Budget44 million korunas[1]

Leaving (Czech: Odcházení) is a 2011 Czech drama film written and directed by Václav Havel, based on his play of the same name, an absurdist look at the life of an ex-politician.[2][3][4] The film received two Czech Lion awards.[5]

  1. ^ "Václav Havel začal natáčet své Odcházení" [Vaclav Havel Begins Filming Leaving]. magazin.aktualne.cz (in Czech). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 101. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  3. ^ "FNE at Czech Lions 2012: Vaclav Havel's Leaving dominated nominations". filmneweurope. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  4. ^ Billington, Michael (19 December 2011). "Václav Havel: a major dramatist as well as a major politician". guardian. London. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Český lev: Z dvanácti nominací uplatnilo Havlovo Odcházení dvě" (in Czech). Literární noviny (originally ČTK). 4 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.