Waves

Waves

2024
2h 11min

In the heady days of the 1968 Prague Spring, a group of Czechoslovak Radio journalists risk not just their careers but their lives to distribute independent news amidst national and regional tumult. Orphaned brothers Tomáš and Pája are caught in the struggle for freedom. The elder, Tomáš, is a radio technician working at the station committed to defying the Communist Party’s censorship, overwhelming propaganda, and police harassment. When security forces pressure him to spy for them, Tomáš finds himself in a bind where he has to choose between betraying his colleagues or protecting Pája.

Storyline

In the heady days of the 1968 Prague Spring, a group of Czechoslovak Radio journalists risk not just their careers but their lives to distribute independent news amidst national and regional tumult. Orphaned brothers Tomáš and Pája are caught in the struggle for freedom. The elder, Tomáš, is a radio technician working at the station committed to defying the Communist Party’s censorship, overwhelming propaganda, and police harassment. When security forces pressure him to spy for them, Tomáš finds himself in a bind where he has to choose between betraying his colleagues or protecting Pája.

    Released
    August 2024
    Runtime
    2h 11min
    Director
    Budget
    $3,400,000
    Revenue
    $6,365,214
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Czech
    Production
    Dawson Productions, Česká televize, Český rozhlas, Wandal Production, Barrandov Studio, innogy Česká republika, RTVS, Bontonfilm, Dobrovolný ekologický spolek - ochrana ptactva, Státní fond ČR pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie
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