Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Historical dramas — in particular those centered on fearless feats of resistance against authoritarian regimes — often seek to be ...

Before he began his career as a writer-director, Jiří Mádl was at journalism school when he first found out about the story of a group of brave Czech journalists who would later become the subject of ...

When “Waves” director and writer Jiří Mádl first came across the history of Czechoslovakian radio while studying journalism in college, he discovered something that didn’t add up. “I knew what ...

film profile], which centres on the turbulent period of the Warsaw Pact invasion, a seminal moment in modern Czechoslovak history. The period drama is inspired by real-life correspondents from the ...

In the Czech Republic, local box office hit Waves, which was put forward for the Oscars, was delving deep into the dramatic events of the Soviet invasion. Dawson Films Welcome to Global Breakouts, ...

The Czech film industry ended 2024 with a combination of successes and setbacks, according to annual statistics published by the Czech Union of Film Distributors (UFD). While cinema attendance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When “Waves” director and writer Jiří Mádl first came across the history of Czechoslovakian radio while studying journalism in ...

Historical dramas — in particular those centered on fearless feats of resistance against authoritarian regimes — often seek to be warnings. The oft-quoted Winston Churchill line — “Those that fail to ...