Kolya
1996 · 105 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama, Comedy
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.
Directed by Jan Svěrák · Written by Zdeněk Svěrák
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Zdeněk Svěrák František Louka - A Andrei Khalimon Kolya
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Libuše Šafránková Klára -
Ondřej Vetchý Brož -
Stella Zázvorková Mom -
Ladislav Smoljak Houdek -
Irina Bezrukova Nadezda -
Silvia Šuvadová Blanka -
Liliyan Malkina Aunt Tamara -
Karel Heřmánek Musil -
Petra Špalková Paša -
Nela Boudová Brožová
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