Czechia / May 16, 1996 / Prague, Blaník theatre
1h 45min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Silvia Šuvadová | Blanka |
| Liliyan Malkina | Aunt Tamara |
| Karel Heřmánek | Musil |
| Petra Špalková | Paša |
| Nela Boudová | Brožová |
| René Přibil | Pokorný |
| Miroslav Táborský | Novotný |
| Slávka Budínová | Buštíková |
| Jiří Sovák | Růžička |
| Josef Lakatos | |
| Lubomír Píša | |
| F.X. Thuri | |
| Milan Heřmánek | |
| Netta Deborská | |
| Pavel Taussig | |
| Marek Daniel | |
| Věra Uzelacová |
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Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kolja |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Slovenčina, Pусский, Český |
| Production countries | Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Space Films, Pandora Cinema, Portobello Pictures, Biograf Jan Svěrák, CinemArt, Česká televize |
| Release date | 15 maggio 1996 |
| Executive producer | Jiří Ježek, Pavel Šolc |
| Production | Eric Abraham, Jan Svěrák, Ernst Goldschmidt |
| Writer | Zdeněk Svěrák, Pavel Taussig |
| Casting | Soňa Ticháčková |
| Editing | Alois Fišárek, Ivan Frössl |
| Cinematography | Vladimír Smutný, Zdeněk Vávra, Jan Carda, Edita Levá, Radek Štefan, Vaclav Ksandr, Miroslav Vojkůvka |
| Assistant directors | David Rauch, Slávek Horák, Mykola Geyko, Jan Svěrák, Daniela Huml |
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Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Aug 30, 1996 / Venice Film Festival
Canada / Sep 10, 1996 / Toronto International Film Festival
Japan / Oct 01, 1996 / Tokyo International Film Festival
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Argentina / Nov 10, 1996 / Mar del Plata Film Festival
Slovenia / Nov 05, 1997 / Ljubljana Film Festival
Limited release
Germany / Apr 26, 2009 / Wiesbaden goEast - Re-release
Japan / Nov 17, 2014 / Czech Center, Tokyo - Re-release
Theatrical release
Czechia / May 15, 1996 / U
United States / May 15, 1996
Iceland / Oct 24, 1996
Brazil / Feb 14, 1997 / 14
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Sweden / Feb 28, 1997
Netherlands / Mar 06, 1997 / 6
Israel / Mar 07, 1997
Türkiye / Mar 07, 1997
Singapore / Mar 13, 1997
Italy / Mar 20, 1997
Denmark / Mar 21, 1997
Portugal / Mar 28, 1997
Australia / Apr 03, 1997
Switzerland / Apr 04, 1997 / German speaking region
Spain / Apr 14, 1997
Argentina / Apr 17, 1997
Poland / May 02, 1997 / 12
Taiwan / May 03, 1997
Ireland / May 09, 1997 / 12
United Kingdom / May 09, 1997
Japan / Jun 14, 1997
Mexico / Jun 20, 1997
Germany / Jul 17, 1997
South Africa / Jul 25, 1997
France / Sep 17, 1997
Hungary / Sep 18, 1997 / 12
Finland / Oct 03, 1997
Austria / Dec 12, 1997
South Korea / Dec 13, 1997
Philippines / Oct 17, 2002
China / May 14, 2013
Digital
France / Mar 16, 2023 / Arte
Physical media
Czechia / Apr 14, 2010 / Blu-ray
TV
Brazil / Mar 31, 1999 / LPR
Netherlands / Jan 04, 2003 / 6 / Nederland 1
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