Oil Gobblers
Cast
Lubomir Benes Ivo Kaspar Emil Nedbal Jiří Němec Jan Rokyta
Credits
Written by: Miloslav Klíma Antonín Navrátil 
Jan Svěrák
Cinematography: Ladislav Stepan
Music: Vendula Kaspárková
Produced by: Alena Detáková
Plot
A zoologist and a biochemist go out into an oilfield with a cameraman and filmmaker to observe and study the elusive oil gobblers.
Sinekatalog’s take
Oil Gobblers (2026) is a Czech short film directed by Jan Svěrák. It stars Lubomir Benes, Ivo Kaspar and Emil Nedbal. It runs 20 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (681 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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