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Release Date:
24 January 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
The perfect grouch has met his match. A five-year-old boy named Kolya.
Plot:
Franta Louka is a concert cellist in Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia, a confirmed bachelor and a lady's man...
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Won Oscar.
Another 19 wins
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11 nominations
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Magic!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Zdenek Sverák | ... | Frantisek Louka |
| Andrei Chalimon | ... | Kolja |
| Libuse Safránková | ... | Klára |
| Ondrej Vetchý | ... | Broz |
| Stella Zázvorková | ... | Mother |
| Ladislav Smoljak | ... | Houdek |
 | Silvia Suvadova | ... | Blanka |
| Liliya Malkina | ... | Tamara (as Lilian Malkina) |
| Karel Hermánek | ... | Musil |
| Petra Spalková | ... | Pasa |
| Irina Bezrukova | ... | Nadezda (as Irina Livanova) |
| Magda Sebestová | ... | Zuzana |
| Nella Boudová | ... | Brozová |
| René Pribil | ... | Pokorný |
| Miroslav Táborský | ... | Novotný |
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Kolya (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sensuality.
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105 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Australia:PG |
Taiwan:GP |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M (cable rating) |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
Germany:6 |
Norway:A |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
USA:PG-13 |
UK:12
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The child actor who plays Kolja, Andrei Chalimon, was not cast until three weeks before filming started.
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Continuity: After Kolya becomes lost on the subway network and is trying to negotiate the escalator, he is trying to step onto the left hand side of the up escalator. However, from Kolya's point of view shot, he is trying to step onto the right hand side of the up escalator.
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.53)" (2005)
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I saw Kolya at the cinema during the film festival here in 1997, and recently rented the video so the rest of my family could see it. The ending may be rather predictable, but the characterization is just magic. Best scenes: Kolya's funeral for the puppet, and the lump-in-the-throat moment when Kolya tries to call his babushka in the bathtub. Give that kid another acting job! A beautiful film. Even if you don't generally watch subtitled films, this one's worth it. My family and I all agree--this is a 10/10 film. They don't come any better.