An evil and calculating stepmother chases her stepson out of the house. Petr tries in vain to find a job, but he is sent to hell everywhere. So he goes to serve in hell. As you will see, he could not have done anything better.
Practical Effects
Charming low-budget hell sets that aged like spooky wine.
Acting
Ondřej Havelka's eternal job-hunt despair hits too real.
Costume
Stepmother's calculated evil expressed entirely through shoulder pads.
Director
Vlasta Janečková
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Karel Jaromír Erben's 19th-century fairy tale collection—Czech national canon that every kid knows by heart.
Ondřej Havelka later became famous as a swing musician; this remains his most demonic role.
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