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The good dragon Mrak settles down in the neighborhood of the charcoal burner Patočka in the woods of a kingdom. While on a hunt, the royal butlers spot the dragon and run to report it to the king. The dragon is depicted as a terrifying beast and, since tradition holds that dragon's eat princesses, the king is understandably upset. A reward for killing the dragon is thus announced, but potential heroes either don't want to fight it, or they are not selected by the king. Meanwhile, Patočka's daughter Lidka meets the dragon and soon realizes that Mrak is harmless. When Lidka learns that the king wants to have Mrak killled, she sends him to the castle to convince the king of his goodness. (Zlín Film Festival)

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NinadeL 

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English A very strange fairy tale/actuality. Císler performs his usual solo as the king, accompanied by Jana Beránková’s princess, who is the most awkward princess who has ever appeared in Czechoslovak cinema. Looking at the performances of everyone else, it is sad to see that the only person who is doing what they are supposed to and looks exactly as the fairy tale demands is Ivana Andrlová. Exalted actors such as Maděrič, Vykypěl, and Velen, are dressed in the cheapest costumes with zero make-up make you forget about the absurd combination of the puppet dragon's head with its animated character (!)... No even child audiences will appreciate this. And if they happen to, then it will only be the opening credits accompanied by the short dragon story. ()

Malarkey 

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English The dragon is fairly good for its time. Not just good, it’s awesome. With its ginger mane, it looks as if it just arrived from the Scottish Loch Ness, banging its head on the way because it doesn’t want to hurt people, it’s just fallen in love with a girl. A nice, non-offensive fairy tale, which is quite pleasantly imaginative for its time. ()

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