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Kolya
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Title: Kolya

Release Date: 15 May 1996

Runtime: 1h 45m

Genre: Music, Drama, Comedy

Director: Space Films, Pandora Cinema, Portobello Pictures, Biograf Jan Svěrák, CinemArt, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, CNC, Česká televize, Státní fond ČR pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie

Production Companies: Space Films, Pandora Cinema, Portobello Pictures, Biograf Jan Svěrák, CinemArt, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, CNC, Česká televize, Státní fond ČR pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie

Overview: After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.3 (180 votes)

Cast

  • Kolja: Andrei Khalimon
  • František Louka: Zdeněk Svěrák
  • Klára: Libuše Šafránková
  • maminka: Stella Zázvorková
  • Brož: Ondřej Vetchý
  • Brožová: Nela Boudová
  • Blanka: Silvia Šuvadová
  • Houdek: Ladislav Smoljak
  • teta: Liliyan Malkina
  • Musil: Karel Heřmánek
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