| The Idiot Returns | |
| Director: | Saša Gedeon |
| Producer: | Petr Oukropec Čestmír Kopecký |
| Based On: | The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Starring: | Pavel Liška Aňa Geislerová Tatiana Vilhelmová |
| Music: | Vladimír Godár |
| Cinematography: | Štěpán Kučera |
| Editing: | Petr Turyna |
| Distributor: | Cinemart, a. s. |
| Runtime: | 99 minutes |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Language: | Czech |
The Idiot Returns (Czech: '''Návrat idiota'''; also released as '''Return of the Idiot''') is a 1999 Czech film directed by Saša Gedeon. The movie is loosely based on The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky.[1] It was the Czech Republic's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
František returns from a mental institution where he spent most of his life. He meets Anna, and later her lovers Emil and Robert, and her sister Olga.