Vlny + diskuze

The screening of the film Waves and the subsequent discussion will take place on December 9 from 17:30 at the MAT Cinema.

Waves / Jiří Mádl / Czech Republic, 2024 / 131 min. – The period film Vlny directed by Jiří Mádl will show the exciting and so far secret stories of Czechoslovak Radio journalists. At the end of the 1960s, when rock and roll was playing on the radio waves and student revolts were changing the world, the older of the brothers joined the prestigious radio editorial office. He soon finds himself in a dangerous battle between editors and the secret services. In the whirlwind of events, soon everyone's life will be at stake, and the protagonist is faced with a harsh choice: to protect his brother, or the truth and his colleagues? The film is inspired by the true story of a group of journalists from the international editorial office of Czechoslovak Radio and their determination to bring independent news at any cost.