Little Otik
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jan Svankmajer
Veronika Zilkova
Jan Hartl
Kristina Adamcova
Jaroslava Kretschmerova
Pavel Novy
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Mr. and Mrs. Horak long for a baby. While digging in the garden one day, Mrs Horak pulls up a tree-stump that looks very much like a small child. After some minor work in the toolshed, she brings it to life with her longing and love. The baby, called Otik, is uncontrollably hungry. After eating the household cat, he soon he develops a taste for human flesh. His father decides to lock him in the cellar and let him starve. But the neighbor's daughter, little Alzbetka, takes over the care of the abandoned Otik, stealing food from her family's fridge and sacrificing her savings to try to feed him. In despair, she offers him his own parents to eat, but in vain.
Director
Jan Svankmajer
Cast
Veronika Zilkova
Jan Hartl
Kristina Adamcova
Jaroslava Kretschmerova
Pavel Novy
Dagmar Stoibrna
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-Winner, along with Petr Vaclav's "Paralelni Svety/ Parallel Worlds" (Czech Republic/2001), of the Golden Kingfisher award for Best Film at the 2001 Pilsen Film Festival.
Released in United States Winter December 19, 2001
Released in United States February 15, 2002
Released in United States December 19, 2002
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States November 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States April 2001
Released in United States August 2001
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) August 30 - September 9, 2000.
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival November 12-21, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Ex-Voto: Mapping the Heart) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.
Shown at Pilsen Film Festival in Pilsen, Czech Republic April 23-29, 2001.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eyes of the World) August 12-26, 2001.
Released in United States Winter December 19, 2001 (NY)
Released in United States February 15, 2002 (Nuart; Los Angeles)
Released in United States December 19, 2002 (Film Forum; New York City)
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) August 30 - September 9, 2000.)
Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival November 12-21, 2000.)
Released in United States August 2001 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eyes of the World) August 12-26, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Ex-Voto: Mapping the Heart) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
Released in United States April 2001 (Shown at Pilsen Film Festival in Pilsen, Czech Republic April 23-29, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)
