The Wonderful Years That Sucked

The story

Capturing the dark humor of Czech author Michal Viewegh's chronicle of life after the Velvet Revolution, this black comedy chronicles three decades in the life of a small Czech family. While the original novel centered on the protagonist Kvido from his conception through his adulthood, first time director Petr Nikolaev and screenwriter Jan Novak changed the focus to his parents Milena, an extremely self-effacing lawyer who acts on stage in her spare time, and Ales, a rather aimless government worker who tends to drift wherever the wind takes him. The lives of Ales and Milena change dramatically following the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968.

Cast & crew

Ondřej VetchýKvidův otec

Libuše ŠafránkováKvidova matka

Vladimír JavorskýŠperk

Jan Zahálka

Jan ZahálkaKvido (chlapec)

Jakub WehrenbergKvido

Klára Botková

Klára BotkováJaruška (holčička)

Jitka JežkováJaruška

Vladimír DlouhýIng. Jiří Zvára

Vilma CibulkováNina

Miriam Kantorkovábabička Věra

Květa Fialovábabička Líba

Stanislav Zindulkadědeček Josef