Brother and sister Kusti and Iti get lost in a forest while picking strawberries and are captured by an evil forest hag. They are made to work for her. The hag has a son called Bumpy whom Iti befriends. When they get a chance to escape, they decide to take Bumpy with them.
Practical Effects
Bumpy's creature design: endearing, grotesque, unforgettable.
Production
Estonian forest becomes genuinely menacing fairy-tale prison.
Director
Helle Karis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare Estonian-Soviet children's cinema blending Western fairy-tale structure with socialist moral undertones about collective action.
Bumpy's suit actor endured brutal filming conditions in the Estonian woods; the creature's visible seams became part of his charm.
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