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Little Knights’ Tale (Ať žijí rytíři!)

German title: Es leben die Ritter
Russian title: Да здравствует рыцари!
Original title: Ať žijí rytíři!

Alternative titles:
Das Abenteuer der kleinen Ritter | Eine kleine Rittergeschichte | At žijí rytíři | Die kleinen Ritter | At zijí rytíri!

Fairytale – Czech Republic
Production year: 2008
Movie length: 109 minutes

Director: Karel Janák
Writer: Karel Janák, Boris Krištof (Boris Kristof)
Cinematograph: Martin Preiss
Music: Miroslav Chyška (Miroslav Chyska), Ondřej Brzobohatý (Ondrej Brzobohatý )

Movie description:

The castle and the fortress loom defiantly in close neighbourhood, surrounded by a deep forest. A rather peaceful living is disturbed by an unexpected event. Martin, a virtuous knight and a caring father of five children, is denounced for witchcraft and plundering expeditions. And so he departs for the royal court to defend his honour, leaving the fortress in the hands of his eldest son Peter and his siblings. He does not have the faintest idea that the denunciation was the work of his envious, greedy and totally despicable neighbour Albrecht who wants to take possession of the land. It seems the evil is close to victory. Will the kids succeed in gaining victory over a much stronger enemy? We will untwine this secret along with the heroes in a story full of alchemy, knights and catapults.

The story of the »Little Knights’ Tale« adventure comedy brings us to the dark recesses of a mighty castle and a nearby manor which loom defiantly in close neighbourhood, surrounded by a deep forest. The peaceful living is disturbed by an unexpected event. Martin from Vamberk, a virtuous knight and a caring father of five children, is denounced for witchcraft and plundering expeditions. And so he departs for the royal court to defend his honour, leaving the fortress in the hands of his eldest son Peter and his siblings. He does not have the faintest idea that the denunciation was the work of his envious, greedy and totally des-picable neighbour Albrecht the Bloody Nose who wants nothing else but to take possession of the land. It seems the evil is close to victory. But Albrecht soon realises that outwitting a bunch of little knights is sometimes harder than defeating an army of Saracens ... Will the kids succeed in defeating a much stronger enemy? The viewers will untwine this secret along with the heroes in a story full of alchemy, knights and catapults.

Boy Actors