baby,based on fairy tale

Little Otik (2001)

Poster for Little Otik

From the creator of "Alice" and "Faust" comes a most unusual baby…

When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jan Švankmajer
  • Profile picture of Veronika Žilková
    Bozena Veronika Žilková
  • Profile picture of Jan Hartl
    Karel Jan Hartl
  • Profile picture of Jaroslava Kretschmerová
    Mrs. Stadler Jaroslava Kretschmerová
  • Profile picture of Pavel Nový
    Frantisek Stadler Pavel Nový
  • Profile picture of Arnošt Goldflam
    Gynaecologist Arnošt Goldflam
  • Profile picture of Jitka Smutná
    Bulankova Jitka Smutná
  • Profile picture of Radek Holub
    Young Postman Radek Holub
  • Profile picture of Zdeněk Palusga
    Uniformed Policeman Zdeněk Palusga

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Keywords

  • baby
  • based on fairy tale