Tender Waves (2013)

The congenial Vojta is bashful and his family is batty. His short-tempered father, who once failed to swim the English Channel, wants him to be a competing swimmer and his loving mother, a ... See full summary »

Director:

Jirí Vejdelek

Writer:

Jirí Vejdelek

Stars:

Tatiana Pauhofová, Hynek Cermák, Robert Cejnar

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tatiana Pauhofová	...	Johanka (as Tána Pauhofová)
Hynek Cermák	...	Jan
Robert Cejnar	...	Vojta Hrdlicka
Lucie Steflová	...	Ela
Jan Marsál	...	Vojta 12 year old
Gabriel Barreto de Carvalho	...	Vojta 5 year old
Natálie Halouzková	...	Ela 12 year old
Jan Hartl	...	doctor Lipský
Vojtech Dyk	...	Ales
Jan Budar	...	postman Dusan Beznoska
Václav Kopta	...	Tichácek
Tatjana Medvecká	...	Ela's grandmother
Daniel Novák	...	Gusta
Jakub Nemcok	...	Gusta 12 year old
Lucie Cerná	...	Klára

Storyline

The congenial Vojta is bashful and his family is batty. His short-tempered father, who once failed to swim the English Channel, wants him to be a competing swimmer and his loving mother, a former child ice revue star, sees a talented pianist in her son. But Vojta has completely different priorities - most of all his red-haired classmate Ela, an enchanting synchronized swimmer who is leaving for Paris in November. If Vojta doesn't do something radical, and fast, Ela will disappear behind the Iron Curtain forever. The year is 1989.

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Plot Keywords:

swimmer | two word title | teen comedy | communism | russian occupation of czechoslovakia | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Vsechnopárty: Episode dated 13 April 2018 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Minute Waltz
Written by Frédéric Chopin

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Details

Country:

Czech Republic

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

9 January 2014 (Czech Republic)

Also Known As:

Bársonyos hullámok

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,639,927

Company Credits

Production Co:

Infinity

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color