Zdeněk Svěrák turns 90: “He’s not a symbol of communism – he’s a symbol of hope we can survive it”
26.3.2026 - 12:11
Veteran actor and writer Zdeněk Svěrák is known internationally for Kolya and in his native Czechia for a string of much-loved films and plays. This weekend he turns 90, with the celebrations to be relayed from the Prague theatre he co-created to cinemas around the nation.