Movie Industry Czech Republic

"Kolya," the official Czech entry for the Oscars and the winner of the Golden Globe for best foreign language film, is a heart-tugger that teams a happy-go-lucky middle-aged Prague musician and an abandoned 6-year-old Russian boy on the eve of the "Velvet Revolution" in 1989. The beguiling Miramax release, which opens today, also teams its writer-star, Zdenek Sverak, and his director son, Jan.

"Kolya," the official Czech entry for the Oscars and the winner of the Golden Globe for best foreign language film, is a heart-tugger that teams a happy-go-lucky middle-aged Prague musician and an abandoned 6-year-old Russian boy on the eve of the "Velvet Revolution" in 1989. The beguiling Miramax release, which opens today, also teams its writer-star, Zdenek Sverak, and his director son, Jan.