Jiří Mádl’s debut film, set in the environment of Czechoslovak Radio, captures the efforts to deliver independent news despite pressure from the secret police amid the dramatic events of 1968. The film features an excellent cast. Organized by the Embassies of the Czech Republic and Slovakia in Stockholm, the screening will take place on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 7:30 PM at Zita Cinema. The film is being screened to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in 1989.

About the Film
The film "Waves" by Jiří Mádl brings to light gripping and previously unknown stories of journalists from Czechoslovak Radio. At the end of the 1960s, when rock ’n’ roll was broadcasted over the airwaves and student revolts were changing the world, the elder of the Havlík brothers joins the prestigious radio newsroom. Soon, he finds himself in a dangerous conflict between reporters and the secret police. In the whirlwind of events, everyone’s life is at risk, and the main character faces a tough choice: to protect his brother or stand for truth and his colleagues. The film is inspired by the true story of a group of journalists from the international newsroom of Czechoslovak Radio and their determination to deliver independent news at all costs during a crisis that culminated in the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968.

"Waves" is this year’s Czech Oscar contender in the Best International Feature Film category.

Free admission with registration HERE.

The film will be screened in the original language with English subtitles.