During the Czechoslovak era, the idea of suddenly leaving for Switzerland to perform a high-level religious ceremony was peak absurdity, making it a fan-favourite quote.
The film is considered a masterpiece of Czech family cinema, blending inventive special effects (by Oldřich Bosák) with a catchy soundtrack, most notably the hit song Saxana .
The film follows (played by Petra Černocká ), a teenage witch who escapes a 300-year detention in the wizarding world to explore the human world for 44 hours.
