Aninka lives on a farm with her two conceited sisters, whom she must serve. One day, she finds a feather that she uses to summon Prince Vítek, who has been enchanted into the form of a bird. When her evil sisters discover that Aninka is meeting with the handsome young man, they take the feather, destroy it, and Vítek disappears. The only way to break the curse is for Aninka to find him somewhere in the world. And so the girl sets out on a journey to rescue her beloved.
Practical Effects
Charming handmade costumes and practical bird transformation effects
Acting
Lukáš Pavlásek commits unhinged energy as Vodník the water goblin
Director
Zdeněk Troška
Anastázie Chocholatá
Aninka
Lukáš Pavlásek
Vodník
Šárka Vaculíková
Zouzelína
Lucie Polišenská
Boubelína
Petr Urban
Princ Vítek
Sara Sandeva
Princezna Ebénie
Dana Syslová
Stará čarodějka
Václav Svoboda
Sedlák
Jitka Smutná
Selka
Martin Stránský
Kníže
Andrea Hoffmannová
Kněžna
Marek Lambora
Mladý hrabě
Jakub Volák
Princův druh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zdeněk Troška is basically the Czech Republic's national fairytale grandfather, cranking out folkloric camp since the 90s.
The 4.0 TMDB rating with only 3 votes suggests this film barely escaped its home country—making it perfect cult discovery material.
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