Little Otik (2000)
3.7 of 5 from 62 ratings
2h 6min
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- Synopsis:
From Jan Svankmajer, award-winning director of 'Faust', comes a dark, surreal fable about parental responsibility. Bozena (Veronika Zilková) and Karel (Jan Hartl) long to have a baby; so does little Alzbetka (Kristina Adamcová), their next-door neighbour in need of a playmate. One day, Karel uproots a tree stump that looks like a child and, after he's whittled it into a baby-like form, Bozena's runaway maternal desires bring it to life. 'Little Otik' (as they name it) has an insatiable appetite, devouring first the cat and then the postman. In desperation, Karel locks the monstrous tree-child in the cellar to starve it to death, but unbeknownst to them Alzbetka adopts the changeling. She feeds Otik in secret, offering him the building's residents when leftovers aren't enough. - Actors:
- Veronika Zilková, Jan Hartl, Jaroslava Kretschmerová, Pavel Nový, Kristina Adamcová, Dagmar Stríbrná, Zdenek Kozák, Gustav Vondracek, Arnost Goldflam, Jitka Smutná, Jirí Lábus, Radek Holub, Jan Jirán, Zdenek Palusga, Frantisek Polata
- Directors:
- Jan Svankmajer
- Producers:
- Keith Griffiths, Jaromír Kallista, Jan Svankmajer
- Voiced By:
- Tomás Hanák
- Writers:
- Karel Jaromír Erben, Jan Svankmajer
- Aka:
- Otesánek / Greedy Guts
- Studio:
- Cinema Club
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Countries:
- Czech Republic
