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Little Otik 2001 Directed by Jan Švankmajer Otesánek

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.

Language Czech
Spoken Language Czech
Production Companies Illuminations Films , ATHANOR
Revenue $116,710
Release Date 25 January 2001
132 mins