Little Otik is the surreal story of a childless couple who are desperate for a baby.
When the husband digs up a tree stump that resembles a newborn baby, he decides to varnish it and present it to his wife, hoping that this will make her feel better.
Far from being scared or freaked out, the woman loves the ‘stump’ and treats it like it’s her own baby.
As if this isn’t weird enough, the tree stump comes to life and has an insatiable appetite. (They first realize this when they notice the family cat has gone missing.) And the more they feed it, the bigger it gets.
The rest of film is based around the lengths the couple go to feed their ever growing ‘child.’
The idea for the film was taken from a Czech folklore tale ‘Otesanek’ by K J Erben. Yes, it’s completely bonkers. But brilliant at the same time.
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