Želary

Želary
U.S. poster
Directed byOndřej Trojan
Written byKvěta Legátová (novel)
Petr Jarchovský
StarringAnna Geislerová
György Cserhalmi
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics (US), Falcon (Czech Republic)
Release date
  • September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04)
Running time
150 minutes
CountriesCzech Republic
Slovakia
LanguagesCzech
Russian
German
English
Budget50,000,000 CZK
Box office43,881,284 CZK

Želary is a 2003 Czech/Slovak film directed by Ondřej Trojan and starring Anna Geislerová. The film received a 2004 Academy Award nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category. It was produced by Barrandov Studios in Prague.

The film is adapted from two works by Czech novelist Květa Legátová - "Želary", a collection of short stories published in 2001, and her 2002 book, "Jozova Hanule".