Several of the works of writer Bohumil Říha have been filmed. This novel by the pro-regime writer also inspired a children’s film, which was directed in 1981 by the experienced family filmmaker Václav Gajer. The story takes place in 1947 and it is based on the popular model of the relationship between a human hero and an indomitable animal protagonist. The tale of the freedom necessary for life, is, of course, beholden to the standards of the time: the Hucul horse that heals an old villager, has remained in the small village in Šumava after the Soviet soldiers have left. This is a pleasing movie that engages with the acting performance of Zdeněk Řehoř and the depiction of the indisputable beauty of the Šumava landscape as shot by cameraman Jan Němeček.
So Dear to My Heart
Drama, Family, Animation
6.5
Horton Hears a Who!
Animation, Family
6.9
The NeverEnding Story III
Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
4.4
Doctor Dolittle
Music, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
6.2
Freaky Friday
Fantasy, Comedy, Family
6.1
Opal Dream
Drama, Family
6.2
The Gruffalo
Animation, Family
7.3
O labuti
Family, TV Movie, Fantasy
5.0
The Velveteen Rabbit
Animation, Family, Fantasy
7.0
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Heroes of Space
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
10.0
The Black Stallion Returns
Family, Adventure
6.4
The Wild Robot
Animation, Science Fiction, Family
8.3
How to Eat Fried Worms
Comedy, Drama, Family
6.1
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy
6.8
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Animation, Family
6.6
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Comedy, Drama, Family, TV Movie
5.2
Čert a Káča
Family, Fantasy
0.0
Secrets of War
War, Family, Drama, History
6.7
Madeline at the Ballet
Animation, Family
2.0
Nicholas on Holiday
Family, Comedy
5.3