Summer School, 2001 () is a 2025 drama film directed by Dužan Duong. Duong also co-wrote the film with Lukáš Kokeš and Jan Smutný, drawing inspiration from his own childhood experiences. The film tells the story of a complicated family relationship between a father and son in a Vietnamese market in the Czech Republic in 2001.
Czech Television was a co-producer of the film. It was supported by the State Audiovisual Fund, the Audiovisual Fund and the Pilsen Region, and was also financed by the Next Generation EU projects of the European Union and the National Reconstruction Plan of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
It was first shown at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and premiered in Czech cinemas on 24 July 2025.
In January 2026, the film was nominated for two Czech Film Critics' Awards, in the categories of Best Screenplay (Dužan Duong, Jan Smutný, Lukáš Kokeš) and the Innogy Award for Discovery of the Year (Dužan Duong). That same month, the film received eight nominations at the 2025 Czech Lion Awards, including Best Film.
Plot Kien, a 17-year-old Vietnamese man, arrives in Cheb in 2001, where his family runs a stall at the local Vietnamese market. After ten years, he reunites with his parents and younger brother, who still live in Vietnam. The film has three narrative perspectives: the father's, the elder son's, and the younger son's.
Cast The Duong Bui as Kien Anh Doan Hoang as Zung, Kien's father Lê Quỳnh Lan as Lan, Kien's mother Tien Tai To as Tai, Kien's brother Dũng Nguyễn as Phong Thang Xuan Ngo as Viktor Xuan Tiem To as Long Thi Pham Nhung as Hiên
Accolades + Awards and nominations received by Summer School, 2001 Year Award CategoryRecipient Result 2026Czech Film Critics' Awards Best ScreenplayDužan Duong, Jan Smutný, Lukáš Kokeš Innogy Award for Discovery of the Year Dužan Duong Czech Lion Awards Best Film Lukáš Kokeš, Dužan Duong Best DirectorDužan Duong Best Actress in Leading RoleQuỳnh Lan Lê Best Supporting ActorDũng Nguyễn Best ScreenplayDužan Duong, Jan Smutný, Lukáš Kokeš Best EditingJakub Jelínek, Jakub Podmanický Best Stage DesignMarek František Đỏ Špitálský Best Costume DesignVeronika Varcholová
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