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The Wonderful Years That Sucked (1997)

★ 5.9/10 97 min Comedy, Drama Czech Republic Czech
Director: Petr Nikolaev
Novel: Michal Viewegh
Screenplay by: Jan Novák
Story by: Michal Viewegh
Streaming: Not available

Description

Capturing the dark humor of Czech author Michal Viewegh's chronicle of life after the Velvet Revolution, this black comedy chronicles three decades in the life of a small Czech family. While the original novel centered on the protagonist Kvido from his conception through his adulthood, first time director Petr Nikolaev and screenwriter Jan Novak changed the focus to his parents Milena, an extremely self-effacing lawyer who acts on stage in her spare time, and Ales, a rather aimless government worker who tends to drift wherever the wind takes him. The lives of Ales and Milena change dramatically following the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968.

Top Cast

Ondřej Vetchý
Ondřej Vetchý Kvidův otec
Libuše Šafránková
Libuše Šafránková Kvidova matka
Vladimír Javorský
Vladimír Javorský Šperk
Jan Zahálka Kvido (chlapec)
Jakub Wehrenberg
Jakub Wehrenberg Kvido
Klára Botková Jaruška (holčička)
Jitka Ježková
Jitka Ježková Jaruška
Vladimír Dlouhý
Vladimír Dlouhý Ing. Jiří Zvára

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