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Give the Devil His Due

Original title: S certy nejsou zerty
1985 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by Hynek Bočan · Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia · Contemporary European Art Cinema
FamilyFantasy

Cast

Vladimír Dlouhý Ondřej Vetchý Jana Dítětová Josef Kemr Viktor Preiss Jaroslava Kretschmerová

Credits

Written by: Jirí Just

Plot

Dorota, a bad woman married the miller, out of sheer greed drives him to death. She then took the mill away from his son Peter and threw him out of the home.

Sinekatalog’s take

A wicked woman drives the miller to his death and throws his son out, setting up a fairy-tale showdown. The Czech film is warm, funny and richly folkloric. Delightful for families who love old-school fantasy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (1,640 votes)
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