Thomas and the Falcon King

Name: Thomas and the Falcon King
Director: Brano Holicek
Genre: Fantasy, Family
Released: 2000-03-09
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Juraj Kukura, Waldemar Kownacki, Klára Jandová

IMDb link: 0234058
IMDb rating: 6.7 (364 votes)
Genres: Fantasy, Family
Director: Vaclav Vorlicek, Brano Holicek
Cast: Juraj Kukura, Waldemar Kownacki, Klára Jandová and others

Release date: 9 Mar 2000
Release year: 2000
Runtime: 96 minutes
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Germany, France
Keywords: whip, teenage boy, psychotronic film, literature on screen, european literature on screen, slovak literature on screen, central europe, 20th century literature on screen, children's literature on screen, fantasy literature on screen

Plot:

A historical co-production with fairy tale elements. It concentrates on Tomas (Brano Holicek), a 14-year-old boy who lives beneath the castle of the powerful Lord Balador (Juraj Kukura). The boy is able to communicate with animals, and he tries to obtain the royal falcon - a symbol of freedom and faith. He also falls in love with Balador's daughter Formina (Klara Jandova), a girl who is to be married off against her will.

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