
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 7.3/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 84% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 74/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 7.0/10157 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 75 | 100% |
Key crew
- Jan ŠvankmajerDirector, Screenplay
Cast
- Veronika ŽilkováBozena
- Jan HartlKarel
- Jaroslava KretschmerováMrs. Stadler
- Pavel NovýFrantisek Stadler
- Kristina AdamcováAlzbetka
- Dagmar StríbrnáMrs. Administrator
- Zdeněk KozákMr. Zlabek
- Gustav VondráčekMladek
- Arnošt GoldflamGynaecologist
- Jitka SmutnáBulankova
- Radek HolubYoung Postman
- Zdeněk PalusgaUniformed Policeman
























