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Kolja

Kolja

1996Movie⏱️ 1h 51mPG-13
ComedyDramaMusic
7.7
IMDB Rating
16,878 votes

A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires and leaves him with a pint-sized new roommate.

Director
Jan Sverák
Writers
Pavel Taussig, Zdenek Sverák
Stars
Zdenek Sverák, Andrey Khalimon, Libuse Safránková
Release Date
January 24, 1997
Language
Czech, Russian, Slovak
Country
Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France
🏆 21
Wins
🎯 14
Nominations
💬 71
Reviews
📋 14.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Zdenek Sverák
Zdenek Sverák
as Louka
Andrey Khalimon
Andrey Khalimon
as Kolja
Libuse Safránková
Libuse Safránková
as Klára
Ondrej Vetchý
Ondrej Vetchý
as Broz
Stella Zázvorková
Stella Zázvorková
as Mother
Ladislav Smoljak
Ladislav Smoljak
as Houdek
Irina Bezrukova
Irina Bezrukova
as Nadezda
Silvia Suvadová
Silvia Suvadová
as Blanka
Liliyan Malkina
Liliyan Malkina
as Tamara
Karel Hermánek
Karel Hermánek
as Musil

💰 Box Office

$5,770,254
Worldwide Gross
$5,770,254
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Production
Biograf Jan Sverak, Portobello Pictures, Pandora Cinema

🏷️ Keywords

nuditypaper marriagegold diggermarriage for moneypromiscuity

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Will rip your heart out.
by lastliberal2007-12-20
8/10

"Who knows what you will do when your back is against the wall? Survival makes you do some things that you would never try. In this case Louka (Zdenek Sverák), a confirmed bachelor, marries a Russian woman to get her Czech papers and to get him some money to buy a car and fix his house and pay some debts. As soon as they marry, she heads to Germany. her son, Kolja (Andrei Chalimon), a little five-year-old, ends up with Louka, who soon finds that he is bonding with the boy. It is a beautifully touching story with some outstanding performances by the two leads and Libuse Safránková as Klara. I..."

💡 Did You Know?

The child actor who plays Kolja, Andrey Khalimon, was not cast until three weeks before filming started.

📖 Synopsis

A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires and leaves him with a pint-sized new roommate.