Directed by:
Jan ŠvankmajerScreenplay:
Jan ŠvankmajerCinematography:
Juraj GalvánekCast:
Veronika Žilková, Jan Hartl, Jaroslava Kretschmerová, Pavel Nový, Kristína Adamcová, Dagmar Stříbrná, Zdeněk Kozák st., Gustav Vondráček, Arnošt Goldflam (more)Plots(1)
Surrealist master Jan Svankmajer brings a famous Czech legend eerily to life in the darkly hilarious cautionary tale of LITTLE OTIK. An ordinary couple, Karel and Bozena, are unable to conceive a child. When Karel digs up a tree root and whittles something vaguely resembling a human baby, Bozena's maternal longings transform the stump into a living creature with a (literally) monstrous appetite that can't be met with baby formula. Svankmajer brilliantly mixes his wicked humor with his subversive politics and love of mythology into a stunning live-action fable for our times. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Veronika Žilková
Czechoslovakia
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Jan Hartl
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Jaroslava Kretschmerová
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Pavel Nový
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Kristína Adamcová
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Dagmar Stříbrná
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Zdeněk Kozák st.
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Gustav Vondráček
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Arnošt Goldflam
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Jitka Smutná
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Jiří Lábus
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Radek Holub
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Jan Jiráň
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Marie Marešová
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Anna Wetlinská
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Vojtěch Bernatský
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Jiří Macháček
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