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The Wonderful Years That Sucked

Original title: Bájecná léta pod psa
1997 · 1 h 37 min
Directed by Petr Nikolaev · Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia · Contemporary European Art Cinema
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Cast

Ondřej Vetchý Libuše Šafránková Vladimír Javorský Jan Zahalka Jakub Wehrenberg Klára Botková

Credits

Written by: Michal Viewegh

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

A black comedy follows a small Czech family across three decades after the Velvet Revolution. Wry and bittersweet, it captures a society's confusion with sardonic humor.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (812 votes)
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