SYNOPSIS
When asthmatic, six-year-old Ondra is forced to throw away his scruffy, sawdust-stuffed old teddy bear named KOOKY, he prays for the safe return of his furry friend. Soon afterwards, way across town, Kooky is about to be crushed in a rubbish dump when he suddenly comes to life.
CREDITS
Director: Jan Sverak
Producer: Eric Abraham & Jan Sverak
PRESS
“Czech filmmaker Jan Svěrák, whose ‘Kolya’ won the 1997 Oscar for best foreign language film, has created a little gem with his latest, which combines puppetry with animation and live action.”
Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter
“A sweetly old-fashioned celebration of childhood imagination … like ‘The Wind in the Willows’ meets the early work of Jan Svankmajer.”
Alissa Simon, Variety
