‘Waves’ Review: Jiří Mádl Brings Compelling Life To Czech Oscar Entry

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As 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.”

 

Source: https://deadline.com/2024/12/waves-review-czech-oscar-entry-1236191303/