Waves

Waves (2024)

Vlny

A broadcast that will change history.

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.

Date of release
2024-08-01
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (73)
Runtime
2h 11m
Genres
Thriller, Drama, History
Director
Jiří Mádl

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Prague and Bratislava
  • Awards: 10 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sun in a Net Award for Best Film; Sun in a Net Award for Best Director; Sun in a Net Award for Best Screenplay; Sun in a Net Award for Best Cinematography

Waves is a 2024 historical thriller drama film written and directed by Jiří Mádl and set during the Prague Spring and subsequent Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. The film had its world premiere at the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival where it won the audience award. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

Production

The film was directed by Jiří Mádl, who also wrote screenplay. Film's budget was approximately 80 million CZK. Mádl used historical film material for Waves and combined it with scenes shot for the film. He was inspired for this approach by Peter Jackson's post-edited documentary film They Shall Not Grow Old. The director has been fascinated by radio since his childhood. Waves is a tribute to the work of editors at Czechoslovak Radio.

The film music was composed by Simon Goff. The Grammy Award winner has worked with Icelandic Hildur Guðnadóttir in the past and has previously worked on films such as Joker and We Have Never Been Modern and television series such as Chernobyl.

The first trailer for Vlny was presented at the end of June 2024. The film premiered on July 1, 2024 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The cinema release in the Czech Republic was planned for August 15, 2024. The film premiered on 1 August 2024 in Slovakia. The film premiered in Prague on 6 August 2024 and entered theatrical distribution on 15 August in the Czech Republic.

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