Film Screening: Waves (Vlny)

Waves, a period film directed by Jiří Mádl, tells the gripping and never-before-published stories of the journalists of Czechoslovak Radio. At the end of the 1960s, when the air is filled with rock and roll and student rebellions are changing the world, the older of two brothers joins a prestigious newsroom of the public radio broadcaster. Not long after, he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conflict between journalists and the secret service. A whirlwind of events soon throws everyone’s lives in danger. The main protagonist stands before a difficult choice: should he protect his brother or stand up for the truth and his colleagues?

Waves was shortlisted for Best International Feature Film at this year's (2025) Oscars.

Watch the trailer here.

Event Speakers

Veronika Tuckerova: Senior Preceptor in Slavic Languages (Czech), Harvard University

Emily Hackett: A.M. Candidate in Regional Studies—REECA

Host or Publisher Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies