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Child of the Star (TV Movie) Fairy Tale Czech Republic, 2007, 56 min Director: Miroslav Sobota Preface: Oscar Wilde (book) Camera: Peter Beňa Music: Vratislav Šrámek Cast: Jiří Laštovka, Oldřich Navrátil, Simona Stašová, Václav Vydra nejm., Kateřina Březinová, Jiří Bednář, Pavel Zedníček, Zdeněk Dušek, Otto Rošetzký, Jan Novotný, Eva Kratochvílová, Karolina Pešlová, Martin Hejný Obsah The fairy tale based on Oscar Wilde's story begins one stormy night when the evil sorcerer Ratnaj abandons a newborn in the forest. There he is found by the woodcutter Gordon, takes the child home and names him Orion - the child of the star. Orion grows up to be a very handsome, but unfortunately also conceited and cruel boy. One day a beggar appears at the woodcutter and recognizes her lost son in Orion. Believing herself to be the child of a star, Orion insults her badly and drives her out. Immediately his face turns ridiculous and ugly. Orion has no choice but to go out into the world to find his mother and reclaim what he lost