A five-year-old princess demands a sister, gets twin brothers instead. Chaos ensues.
The main character of the story, which is a sensitive probe into the soul of a little girl, is five-year-old Kačka Znamínková, who lives with her parents in a picturesque village in the foothills. And because she has a very vivid imagination, she becomes not only a princess with a golden star on her forehead, but also a princess on a pea or a crocodile hunter. Together with her parents, she is expecting a new sibling to be born any day, but she will only be happy if it is a little sister. She doesn't even want to hear about a little brother. But in the end, instead of the expected little sister, she gets two brothers, so...
Acting
Helena Vitovská's tiny tyrant energy is genuinely alarming.
Direction
Plívová-Šimková treats childhood fantasy with zero condescension.
Director
Věra Plívová-Šimková
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during late Czechoslovak socialism, the film subtly critiques family planning narratives while appearing as harmless children's fare.
Helena Vitovská was reportedly cast after throwing an actual tantrum in the audition waiting room. Method before method existed.
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