Films / Film detail
Kolya
CZ, GB, FR, 1996, 108min.?
Based on a script by his father, Zdeněk Svěrák, who also plays the main role in the film, Jan Svěrák shot a story of a bachelor who after a sham marriage with a Russian and her emigration to the West becomes unexpectedly a father… More
Synopsis
Based on a script by his father, Zdeněk Svěrák, who also plays the main role in the film, Jan Svěrák shot a story of a bachelor who after a sham marriage with a Russian and her emigration to the West becomes unexpectedly a father to a five-year-old boy. This touching story about a growing bond between the aging man and the small Russian boy was awarded an Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film.
| Director | Jan Svěrák |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Zdeněk Svěrák |
| Story | Pavel Taussig |
| Director of photography | Vladimír Smutný |
| Editor | Alois Fišárek |
| Sound | Zbyněk Mikulík |
| Featuring | Zdeněk Svěrák, Andrej Chalimon, Libuše Šafránková, Ondřej Vetchý, Stella Zázvorková, Ladislav Smoljak, Irina Livanovová |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Biograf Jan Svěrák |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Space Film |
| Sales | ČT – Telexport |
| Co-production | Portobello Pictures (UK), Pandora Cinema, Česká televize, CinemArt a.s. |
| Supported by fund | Eurimages, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography |
| Premiere | 15.05.1996 |
| Award: | OSCAR 1996, Czech Lion 1996- best film, Czech Lion 1996 -best director (Jan Svěrák), Czech Lion 1996 – best screenplay (Jan Svěrák), Czech Lion 1996 – best editing (Alois Fišárek), Czech Lion 1996 – best actress in leading role (Libuše Šafránková), Czech Lion 1996 – best actor in supporting role (Andrej Chalimon), IFF Tokyo (Japan) 1996 – Tokyo Grand Prize, Best Screenplay (Z. Svěrák), IFF Madrid (Spain) – Best Cinematrography (Vladimír Smutný), photogenic contribution (Z. Svěrák) |
