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Finally! That’s the word, that came first to my mind after watching this Czech fairytale. Finally Czech Television brought to screen a splendid fairytale story. After a long line of unsuccessful or average fairy tales, presented during Christmas, a real jewel came out that pleased many viewers. Yes, there are things that could be improved as music and so on, but all in all it is simply more than a good fairy tale. And this is especially appreciated in the late decline of Czech fairy tales! Honza kills a dragon and gets a princess and a half of a kingdom....

The Watchmaker's Apprentice Above the craddle of a new born boy Urban stood three spirits, who predict his destiny: two good spirits talk about richness and love, but evil spirit predicts poorness and never-ending troubles.  Which prophecy will prevail? Urban soon becomes an orphan. Greedy watchmaker takes care of him and makes him his apprentice. When Urban’s grown up, he falls in love with watchmaker’s daughter Laura and their wedding is fast approaching. The master therefore sends his apprentice into the world with a quest to seek a legendary clock watch, which can warn its user about approaching death. But...

Professor Rypar (Alois Svehlik) provides temporary shelter to Song (Duy Anh Tran), a young Vietnamese boy whom he has found hidden on the roof of his house. But can two so different men live together, or will it end in a disaster? Will their bold plan help? The coexistence of an old unfriendly man, who is angry at the world, and a young man seeking a way out of a desperate situation in an unknown city, brings many disputes, tragicomic situations, and also surprising ideas and solutions. Because everyone desires a feeling that one is needed. And Song needs, besides...

Anna (Alena Antalova) and her husband (Igor Bares) spend every summer in a cottage area near Prague. They have been married for a long time, so their relationship has slipped into routine and stereotype. The husband spends the time gambling with his friends in the pub and making models from matches. His wife is almost invisible to him. Anna enjoys a few days every summer by meeting with her friends, colleagues from work, who come to the beautiful central Bohemia for cycling trips around the Kamyk Castle. One day a man Artur (Jaromir Hanzlik) appears in the village. He is...

The main character of the black comedy Lady Terrorist is Marie (Iva Janžurová), a retired teacher who is fed up of being treated like nobody. If even the mayor (Tatiana Vilhelmova) does not help her against an arrogant local evil creator (Martin Hofmann), she gets a weapon and decides to take the law into her own hands. Soon, however, she realizes that murder is both morally and practically difficult - despite the fact that her ex-pupil, currently on probation (Pavel Liska), gives her valuable life advice: "Crime just looks simple, Mrs. teacher, but then always something goes wrong." I have not...