The Wonderful Years That Sucked
97 mins
Capturing the dark humor of Czech author Michal Viewegh's chronicle of life after the Velvet Revolution, this black comedy chronicles three decades in the life of a small Czech family. While the original novel centered on the protagonist Kvido from his conception through his adulthood, first time director Petr Nikolaev and screenwriter Jan Novak changed the focus to his parents Milena, an extremely self-effacing lawyer who acts on stage in her spare time, and Ales, a rather aimless government worker who tends to drift wherever the wind takes him. The lives of Ales and Milena change dramatically following the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968.
Jan Zahálka
Kvido (chlapec)
Klára Botková
Jaruška (holčička)
Michal Viewegh
Novel
Jan Novák
Screenplay
Hana Hanušová
First Assistant Director
Alice Kulhánková Ronovská
First Assistant Director
Jana Jiřičková
Second Assistant Director
Helena Slavíková
Dramaturgy
Martin Duba
Director of Photography
Petr Pešek
Camera Operator
Pavel Brynych
Assistant Camera
Milan Býček
Production Design
Jaroslav Česal
Set Decoration
Katarína Hollá
Costume Design
František Příhoda
Makeup & Hair
Zdena Prchlíková
Makeup & Hair
Vladimír Nahodil
Sound
Jiří Kuba
Stunts
Luděk Jelen
Stunts
Alena Jáklová
Stunts
Ladislav Lahoda
Stunts
Pavel Myslík
Stunts
Jaroslav Peterka
Stunts
Hana Dvorská
Stunts
Jiří Ježek
Producer
Helena Slavíková
Producer
Pavel Šolc
Production Manager
Jiří Merunka
Production Manager
Ivana Kvapilová
Unit Manager
Aneta Valášková
Unit Manager
Jana Veselá
Unit Manager
Michal Dvořák
Original Music Composer
Mario Klemens
Conductor
Štěpán Koníček
Conductor