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A television fairy-tale story about how the kindness of a simple country girl helps her to overcome the intrigues of an evil step-mother and gain the love of a young prince.Kateřina lives with her step-mother at a country inn. Even though the good and kind-hearted girl tries her best, she can’t please her step-mother, a woman who would much prefer to deprive the girl of the inheritance her dead father has left her. But good people help Kateřina and a young prince, who falls in love with the pretty girl at first sight, makes sure that justice will win out.This balladic story features a beautiful winter landscape and the authentic environment of an old castle.
HD | 52' | © 1999
director(s): Kryštof Hanzlík
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Jiří Reichel, Janoš Vaculík
director of photography: Roman Pavlíček
cast: Nikola Votočková, Marek Taclík, Hana Ševčíková, Ester Geislerová, Jiří Menzel and others
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English