‘Waves’ Review: Jiří Mádl Brings Compelling Life To Czech Oscar Entry
deadline.comAs the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches, there could be no better time to revisit the tumultuous events of 1968 in what was then Czechoslovakia.
In August of that year, Russian tanks rolled into Prague – along with the armies of five countries within the Soviet bloc – to crush Czechoslovakia’s new, homegrown version of communism, dubbed by foreign media “socialism with a human face.” Student demonstrators were murdered, the country’s new leaders deposed.
Moscow’s message was clear: There would be no deviation. Until 1989, the country’s neck would stay under the Russian boot. For those few months of 1968, however, the Prague spring air was filled with hope.
Director-writer Jiří Mádl brings this time to compelling life in Waves, the Czech Oscar entry that follows the fervently committed team at Czechoslovak Radio.
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