Waves (2024)

Overview : 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.

Release Date : August 1, 2024

Runtime : 131m

Genre : Thriller, Drama, History  

Companies : 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

Countries : Czech Republic, Slovakia

Keywords : sibling relationship, prague, czech republic, orphan, prague spring (1968), censorship, communist propaganda, communist party, historical drama, 1960s, 20th century, central europe, soviet