Little Otik

Directed by Jan Švankmajer

Written by Jan Švankmajer, Jan Švankmajer, Karel Jaromír Erben

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

Veronika Žilková

Bozena

Jan Hartl

Karel

Jaroslava Kretschmerová

Mrs. Stadler

Pavel Nový

Frantisek Stadler

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Kristina Adamcová

Alzbetka

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Dagmar Stríbrná

Mrs. Administrator

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Zdeněk Kozák

Mr. Zlabek

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Gustav Vondráček

Mladek

Arnošt Goldflam

Gynaecologist

Jitka Smutná

Bulankova

Radek Holub

Young Postman

Zdeněk Palusga

Uniformed Policeman