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Kolya

Kolya

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Kolya

1996

1h 45m

7.4(223 votes)

Drama

Comedy

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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Česká televize

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

František Louka

Andrei Khalimon

Kolya

Libuše Šafránková

Libuše Šafránková

Klára

Ondřej Vetchý

Ondřej Vetchý

Brož

Stella Zázvorková

Stella Zázvorková

Mom

Ladislav Smoljak

Ladislav Smoljak

Houdek

Irina Bezrukova

Irina Bezrukova

Nadezda

Silvia Šuvadová

Silvia Šuvadová

Blanka

Liliyan Malkina

Liliyan Malkina

Aunt Tamara

Karel Heřmánek

Karel Heřmánek

Musil

Creative team

Directed by: Jan Svěrák
Written by: Zdeněk Svěrák
Pavel Taussig
Produced by: Eric Abraham
Jan Svěrák

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