Brave Kids

Věra
Plívová-Šimková

Věra Plívová-Šimková (1934, Czechia). Selected filmography: Tony, It Missed You (Tony, tobě přeskočilo, 1968), Gentlemen Boys (Páni kluci, 1975), Krakonos and the Skiiers (Krakonoš a lyžníci, 1980), Stop Mewling, Squirrel! (Nefňukej, veverko!, 1988), The Ring (Kruh, 2001)

A charming adaptation of Mark Twain's famous book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" set in the fictional Czech town of Levin in the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the beginning of the 20th century. In Levin, three inseparable friends live - Tomas, Jožka, and the vagabond Hubert. Tomas lives with his aunt and uncle, is full of ideas, and often annoys everyone around him. He likes his classmate Blanka, and because of her, he decides to win the prize for the best student in school.