Little Otik, illustration

Little Otik

Otesánek

Director

Jan Švankmajer

Country

Czech Republic

Year

2000

Length

127 min

Cast

Veronika Žilková, Jan Hartl, Jaroslava Kretschmerová, Pavel Nový, Kristina Adamcová

A modern adaptation of the classic Czech folk-tale. Nature has denied the Horak’s their own child. One day in the garden, Mr. Horak digs up a tree-root that looks like a small child… An old myth brought suddenly back to life speeds towards its fulfillment.