Long Live the Family! (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, Long Live the Family! is a drama and crime film directed by Robert Sedláček, running about 106 minutes.

What it’s about. Libor, a former teacher, enjoys a well-paid position as a bank manager, living in a luxurious villa outside Prague. His business partners are taken into custody and the authorities have a few questions for him to answer. Rather than wait around, he decides to take off to Moravia with his wife and two children. In the process, he pretends that everything is normal, rediscovers the value of family life, meets up with a former colleague lost in provincial obscurity, and becomes the object of a manhunt. Libor is not a criminal type, merely someone who signs cheques and is drawn into a business world failing to recognise its own criminality (he doesn’t even flee the country).

Who’s in it. Long Live the Family! stars Igor Chmela as Libor Pokorný, Eva Vrbková as Iva Pokorná, Martin Finger as vyšetřovatel and Albert Mikšík as Lukáš Pokorný, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Long Live the Family! has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on DocAlliance Films and rent or buy it from DocAlliance Films. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Long Live the Family! page.

If you liked it. Fans of Long Live the Family! tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.