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Kolya

Movie · 1996 · 105 min

A gentle, bittersweet story of an unlikely bond, blending quiet humour with political upheaval and tender emotional moments.

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1996 film by Jan Svěrák
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Year
1996
Runtime
105 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • found family
  • freedom
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Jan Svěrák
Written by
Zdeněk Svěrák
Starring
Libuše Šafránková, Rafael Kubelik, Zdeněk Svěrák, Stella Zázvorková, Jiří Sovák, Ladislav Smoljak, Miroslav Táborský, Eva Klepáčová
Music
Ondřej Soukup
Cinematography
Vladimír Smutný
Runtime
105 min
Country
France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic
Languages
Czech

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