Waves (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Jiří Mádl |
| Written by | Jiří Mádl |
| Produced by | Monika Kristlová |
| Starring | Vojtěch Vodochodský Vojtěch Kotek Táňa Pauhofová Stanislav Majer Martin Hofmann |
| Cinematography | Martin Žiaran |
| Edited by | Filip Malásek |
| Music by | Simon Goff |
Production company | Dawson Films |
| Distributed by | Bontonfilm |
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Running time | 131 minutes (theatrical) |
| Countries | Czech Republic Slovakia |
| Language | Czech |
| Budget | 79,800,000 CZK |
| Box office | 156,049,848 CZK |
Waves (Czech: Vlny) is a 2024 Czech-Slovak historical thriller drama film written and directed by Jiří Mádl and set during the Prague Spring and subsequent Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. The film had its world premiere at the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival where it won the audience award. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
Waves entered theatres on 15 August 2024 and became the highest-grossing Czech film of 2024 and the 2nd highest-grossing Czech film of all time.