This fairy tale, based on a story by Oscar Wilde, begins on a stormy night when a woodcutter named Gordon finds a newborn baby in the forest. He names him Orion—child of the stars—and takes him home. Orion (played as an adult by J. Laštovka) grows up to be a very handsome boy, but unfortunately also conceited and cruel. One day, a beggar woman appears at the woodcutter's house and recognizes Orion as her lost son. Orion, who believes he is the child of a star, insults her badly and drives her away. Immediately, his face changes into a ridiculous and ugly one. After ten years of wandering, during which he learns many things, Orion falls into the power of an evil wizard who has a task for him. Completing this task will help the wizard rule the whole world. Orion must overcome evil spells and regain not only his beautiful face and pure soul, but also the love of his mother, whom he once proudly drove away.
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Jiří Laštovka
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Oldřich Navrátil
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Simona Stašová
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Václav Vydra
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Kateřina Březinová
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Jiří Bednář
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Pavel Zedníček
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Zdeněk Dušek
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Otto Rošetzký
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Jan Novotný
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Eva Kratochvílová
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Karolína Pešlová
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Miroslav Sobota Director · Jiří Bednář Writer Oscar Wilde Author
First release January 1, 2007 · Produced in Czechia
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Česká televize
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Czechia
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Czech
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Czech
Release dates
Czechia · January 1, 2007
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