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Volga

Volga

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Overview

Standa Pekárek has three wishes in life: to drive a volga, to drive for the Humour and Folk Entertainment editorial office and to drive Got'ák. The five-part miniseries Volha is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Karel Hynia, written in an extraordinary, bizarre and precisely echoed language. It can be perceived as a peculiar history of Czechoslovak television with a number of incredible, albeit real, "stories from the set". At the same time, however, it is a portrait of its main character - a limited egocentric who excels in inventing small tricks and deceptions - how to steal petrol, fake mileage, cheat his wife, get rid of the competition. Logically, he then also becomes a StB collaborator (with the code name Volha) who informs on all his co-workers and passengers without any remorse.

Created by Karel Hynie
Written by Karel Hynie, Jan Pachl, Josef Viewegh
NetworksČT1

Top Cast

Kryštof Hádek

Kryštof Hádek

Standa Pekárek

Tomáš Jeřábek

Tomáš Jeřábek

Josef Horáček

Klára Melíšková

Klára Melíšková

Eva Pekárková

Anna Geislerová

Anna Geislerová

Vlasta Válová

Stanislav Majer

Stanislav Majer

Richard Zikmund

Martin Pechlát

Martin Pechlát

Brabec

Aneta Krejčíková

Aneta Krejčíková

Květa

Lukáš Příkazký

Lukáš Příkazký

Emil Zajíček

Jiří Lábus

Jiří Lábus

Míla Vyhnálek

Jiří Dvořák

Jiří Dvořák

Labský

Themes & Keywords

1970s1980s

About Volga

Volga is a drama series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of 1970s, 1980s. Created by Karel Hynie, it stars Kryštof Hádek, Tomáš Jeřábek, Klára Melíšková. Standa Pekárek has three wishes in life: to drive a volga, to drive for the Humour and Folk Entertainment editorial office and to drive Got'ák. The five-part miniseries Volha is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Karel Hynia, written in an extraordinary, bizarre and precisely echoed language. It can be perceived as a peculiar history of Czechoslovak television with a number of incredible, albeit real, "stories from the set". At the same time, however, it is a portrait of its main character - a limited egocentric who excels in inventing small tricks and deceptions - how to steal petrol, fake mileage, cheat his wife, get rid of the competition. Logically, he then also becomes a StB collaborator (with the code name Volha) who informs on all his co-workers and passengers without any remorse.

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