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The Wonderful Years That Sucked

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

    Jan Zahálka

    Kvido (chlapec)

  • Jakub Wehrenberg

    Jakub Wehrenberg

    Kvido

  • Klára Botková

    Klára Botková

    Jaruška (holčička)

  • Jitka Ježková

    Jitka Ježková

    Jaruška

  • Vladimír Dlouhý

    Vladimír Dlouhý

    Ing. Jiří Zvára

  • Vilma Cibulková

    Vilma Cibulková

    Nina

Overview

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.

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