Kolya

Kolya
Movie · Drama · Comedy

In 1989, occupied by the Russians, Prague is on the eve of the Velvet Revolution. Political change abounds. Middle-aged bachelor Frantisek Louka, a reknowned cellist now reduced to playing for funerals, accepts a proposition that changes his life. A grave digger offers him enough money to buy the car of his dreams if Louka will marry his Russian niece who needs Czech papers. Hiding the secret marriage from family and friends, Louka happily buys a car and prepares to continue his active bachelor life. But when his new wife suddenly emigrates to Germany to join her lover, leaving behind her 5-year-old son, Kolya, Frantisek Louka - confirmed bachelor - experiences his own personal revolution.

1996 · 1h 45m
  • 96%
  • 12+
Starring Libuse Safránková, Andrej Chalimon, Zdeněk Svěrák
Director Jan Sverák

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Cast & Crew

  • L‌S
    Libuse Safránková
    Klara
  • A‌C
    Andrej Chalimon
    Kolya
  • Z‌S
    Zdeněk Svěrák
    Frantisek Louka
  • J‌S
    Jan Sverák
    Director
  • Eric Abraham
    Producer
  • J‌S
    Jan Sverák
    Producer
  • Z‌S
    Zdenek Sverák
    Writer

About

Kolya

Drama

In 1989, occupied by the Russians, Prague is on the eve of the Velvet Revolution. Political change abounds. Middle-aged bachelor Frantisek Louka, a reknowned cellist now reduced to playing for funerals, accepts a proposition that changes his life. A grave digger offers him enough money to buy the car of his dreams if Louka will marry his Russian niece who needs Czech papers. Hiding the secret marriage from family and friends, Louka happily buys a car and prepares to continue his active bachelor life. But when his new wife suddenly emigrates to Germany to join her lover, leaving behind her 5-year-old son, Kolya, Frantisek Louka - confirmed bachelor - experiences his own personal revolution.

12+

COMMON SENSE

Adorable kid transforms womanizer in poignant Oscar winner.

96%

TOMATOMETER
Average 8
Reviews 25
Fresh 24
Rotten 1

Information

Studio
Biograf Jan Svěrák
Released
1996
Run Time
1 hr 45 min
Rated
PG-13
Regions of Origin
Czechia, France
© Biograf Jan Svěrák, Portobello Pictures, Česká televize

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Czech, Czech (Czechia), Russian
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Czech (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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