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.
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The film's tagline is: "From the creator of "Alice" and "Faust" comes a most unusual baby…"
The original title is "Otesánek" (CS).
The film grossed $116.7K at the box office.
The runtime is 132 minutes (2h 12m).
It was a co-production between: Czech Republic, United Kingdom.
The film was directed by Jan Švankmajer.
The screenplay was written by Jan Švankmajer.
Cinematography was handled by Juraj Galvánek.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0228687.
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Good
151 votes
Otesánek
Released
12+
Český
Czech Republic, United Kingdom
$116,710
