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Kolya(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-05-15
73%
200 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.
Languages: Slovak, Russian, Czech.
Countries:
Czech Republic,
United Kingdom,
France
Budget: $1,031,764.00
Revenue: $7,566,841.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Space Films
Pandora Cinema
Portobello Pictures
Biograf Jan Svěrák
CinemArt
Movie: Kolya
Top 10 Billed Cast
Zdeněk Svěrák
František Louka
Андрей Халимон
Kolya
Libuše Šafránková
Klára
Ondřej Vetchý
Brož
Stella Zázvorková
Mom
Ladislav Smoljak
Houdek
Ирина Безрукова
Nadezda
Silvia Šuvadová
Blanka
Лилиан Малкина
Aunt Tamara
Karel Heřmánek
Musil
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