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The Wonderful Years That Sucked
The Wonderful Years That Sucked

The Wonderful Years That Sucked

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

03 April 1997

Country

Czech Republic

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

Miriam Kantorková

Miriam Kantorková

babička Věra

Květa Fialová

Květa Fialová

babička Líba

Stanislav Zindulka

Stanislav Zindulka

dědeček Josef

Viktor Preiss

Viktor Preiss

dramatik Milan Holub

Jiří Schmitzer

Jiří Schmitzer

Dr. Liehr

Alice Bendová

Alice Bendová

Mirjana

Emma Černá

Emma Černá

Zita

Otakar Brousek

Otakar Brousek

dědeček Jiří

Miloň Čepelka

Miloň Čepelka

vrátný

Otmar Brancuzský

Otmar Brancuzský

trenér

Lenka Vychodilová

Lenka Vychodilová

učitelka

Jan Hraběta

Jan Hraběta

řezník

Vlastimil Zavřel

Vlastimil Zavřel

komisař v autoškole

Jan Slovák

Jan Slovák

Jiří Fero Burda

Jiří Fero Burda

Aleš Najbrt

Aleš Najbrt

Bohumil Klepl

Bohumil Klepl

lékař

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