Czechactor-turned-directorJiříMádlhaswrappedshootingonhisthirdfictionfeature,Waves,whichcentresontheturbulentperiodoftheWarsawPactinvasion,aseminalmomentinmodernCzechoslovakhistory.Theperioddramaisinspiredbyreal-lifecorrespondentsfromtheCzechoslovakRadioInternationalBureauduringthelate1960s.Thefilm,setagainstthetumultuousbackdropofthePragueSpringandthe1968invasion,tellsthestoryoftwobrothersnavigatingthechallengesoftheperiod.TheprotagonistsareTomášandhisyoungersibling,whofindthemselvesinthemidstofthe1968MayDayParadeoutsidetheCzechRadiobuilding,wherethefilmcrewhasbeenshootingsomescenes.Theforeignradiodepartmentwasknownforindependentnewsreportingdespitetheprevalentcensorship.However,theblossomingofthecommunistregimewillsoonbeabruptlyhaltedbytheWarsawPacttanks.
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