Kolya (1996)

Original title

Kolja

Directed by

Jan Svěrák

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

14

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 210 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely cellist enters a marriage of convenience with a Russian woman to help her stay in the country. When she suddenly leaves, he is left to care for her young son. An unlikely bond grows between the man and the boy.

gentlebittersweetwarmslow-pacedpoignanttenderreflectiveunderstated

What happens

Kolya (Czech: Kolja) is a 1996 Czech drama film about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way. The film was directed by Jan Svěrák and stars his father, Zdeněk Svěrák, who also wrote the script from a story by Pavel Taussig. Kolya earned critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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