The Embassy of the Czech Republic in cooperation with Diefenbunker Coldwar Museum
cordially invites you to a screening of an Oscar winning Czech movie
KOLJA (1996, PG13), directed by Jan Sverak
organised in the framework of Diefenbunker Coldwar Cinema Series
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September 29, 2009, at 7 pm, Diefenbunker Museum, 3911 Carp Road, Carp, Ontario
Czech with English subtitles
Entry fee: 6 CAD
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Based on a script by his father, Zdeněk Svěrák, who also plays the main role in the film, Jan Svěrák shot a story of a bachelor who after a sham marriage with a Russian and her emigration to the West becomes unexpectedly a father to a five-year-old boy. This touching story about a growing bond between the aging man and the small Russian boy was awarded an Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film.