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Waves

Waves

A broadcast that will change history.

20247.42h 11m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jiří Mádl
Written by Jiří Mádl
Produced by Monika Kristlová, Vlastimil Kristl, Wanda Adamík Hrycová
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $8.4M

Top Cast

Vojtěch Vodochodský

Vojtěch Vodochodský

Tomáš Havlík

Ondřej Stupka

Ondřej Stupka

Pavel Havlík

Tatiana Pauhofová

Tatiana Pauhofová

Věra Šťovíčková

Stanislav Majer

Stanislav Majer

Milan Weiner

Vojtěch Kotek

Vojtěch Kotek

Jiří Dienstbier

Marika Šoposká

Marika Šoposká

Jarunka

Petr Lněnička

Petr Lněnička

Jan Petránek

Martin Hofmann

Martin Hofmann

Luboš Dobrovský

Petr Halíček

Petr Halíček

Jaroslav Pavelka

Matyáš Řezníček

Matyáš Řezníček

Karel Jezdinský

Themes & Keywords

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

About Waves

Waves is a thriller, drama, history film released in 2024 exploring themes of sibling relationship, prague, czech republic, based on true story, orphan, prague spring (1968), censorship. Directed by Jiří Mádl, it stars Vojtěch Vodochodský, Ondřej Stupka, Tatiana Pauhofová. 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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