Kolya [SEP] nominated for
Kolya
Kolya () is a 1996 Czech drama film about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way. The film was directed by Jan Svěrák and stars his father, Zdeněk Svěrák, who also wrote the script from a story by Pavel Taussig. "Kolya" earned critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Plot.
The film begins in 1988 as the Soviet bloc is beginning to disintegrate. František Louka, a middle-
was withdrawn before screenings began, and did not compete. 
The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Norway and Russia. Czech Rupublic won the Oscar for its drama "Kolya".