Synopsis

From 1946 to 1971, in Czechoslovakia, two fairy tales come together and align with each other. One is of the Czechoslovak New Wave that contributes to the thawing of the country. The other is the writer Jan Procházka’s attempt to intertwine his own voice with that of the Prague Spring.

Director: Christian Paigneau

Screenwriter: Christian Paigneau

Producer´s: Vincent Gazaigne, Julie Meigniez (Talweg), Vaclav Kadrnka, Simona Kadrnkova (Sirius Films)

Co-producer´s: Arte GEIE, Czech television, Slovak Film Institute  CNC, Procirep-Angoa

Supported: Czech Film Fund, CNC, Procirep-Angoa

Synopsis:
The knight Bořek sets off on the trail of his missing son. Little Jan has run away from home, rushing after a dream, an illusion about the holy mission of children. His aging father searches for him in every possible way, trying to catch up with his son, but he arrives everywhere too late. Gradually his image of the boy becomes more blurred; Bořek’s state of mind starts to crumble and the landscape through which he travels ever onwards increasingly resembles his mental landscape. In the end he is unable to distinguish between reality and a theatrical representation of the myth.

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