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Alex Morgan
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5 min ago
★★★★★4/5

Just finished watching this. Visuals were stunning but the pacing felt a bit off in the second half. Still worth a watch!

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Daniel Cooper
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2 days ago
★★★★★2/5

I don't get the hype. The plot was predictable and the characters felt flat. It seems like style over substance to me. Maybe I missed something, but I was bored throughout.

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Priya Sharma
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15 days ago
★★★★★5/5

An absolute masterpiece. The director managed to weave complex themes into a compelling narrative without it feeling forced. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in years. Truly a cinematic experience that stays with you.

The Wonderful Years That Sucked
5.9
1h 37m

The Wonderful Years That Sucked

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.

Top Cast

Ondřej Vetchý

Ondřej Vetchý

Kvidův otec

Libuše Šafránková

Libuše Šafránková

Kvidova matka

Vladimír Javorský

Vladimír Javorský

Šperk

Jan Zahálka

Jan Zahálka

Kvido (chlapec)

Jakub Wehrenberg

Jakub Wehrenberg

Kvido

Klára Botková

Klára Botková

Jaruška (holčička)

Jitka Ježková

Jitka Ježková

Jaruška

Vladimír Dlouhý

Vladimír Dlouhý

Ing. Jiří Zvára

Vilma Cibulková

Vilma Cibulková

Nina

Miriam Kantorková

Miriam Kantorková

babička Věra

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The Wonderful Years That Sucked (1997) is rated ⭐ 5.925/10.
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.

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