Waves

2024 · 131 min · CS · 7.4 (73 votes)

Dir. Jiří Mádl · Starring Vojtěch Vodochodský, Ondřej Stupka, Tatiana Pauhofová, Stanislav Majer, Vojtěch Kotek, Marika Šoposká · Music Simon Goff

“A broadcast that will change history.”

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At the end of the 1960s, when the air is filled with rock-and-roll and student rebellions are changing the world, the older of two brothers joins a prestigious newsroom of the public radio broadcaster. Not long after, he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conflict between journalists and the secret service.

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This film immerses you in the palpable tension of 1960s Central Europe, a world where every word carries weight and danger lurks in the shadows. It's a historically resonant and suspenseful experience, feeling both oppressive and deeply human as it explores the fight for truth amidst political upheaval.

tenseoppressivehistorically resonantsuspensefulmelancholicpropulsivegritty realismperiod piecehistorically authenticCold War aestheticpolitical oppressionfreedom of expressionhistorical upheavalsibling loyalty

sibling relationshipprague, czech republicbased on true storyorphanprague spring (1968)censorshipcommunist propagandacommunist partyhistorical drama1960sbrother brother relationship20th centurycentral europesoviet