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Czech That Film Texas: Waves (Vlny)

  • River Oaks Theatre 2009 W Gray Street Houston, TX, 77019 United States (map)

WAVES
(2024, CZ)

A BROADCAST THAT WILL CHANGE HISTORY

Written and directed by Jiří Mádl

The gripping and never-before-published stories of the journalist of Czechoslovak Radio. 


Synopsis: 
 A historical thriller set during the 1968 Prague Spring, focusing on journalists at Czechoslovak Radio who defied Soviet censorship. 

The film follows Tomáš, a technician forced by the StB, the Czech secret police, to spy on his colleagues to protect his younger brother, as they fight for free speech during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. 

In partnership with Czech That Film Texas, Czech Center Museum Houston & Big Day Pictures.