[2] It won a Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

[3] The film, shot in Italy, tells the story of the knight Bořek, who is travelling to find his lost son.

[6] Bořek's little son Jeník hears a tale from a priest about the Children's Crusade, which influences him to run away from home.

Kadrnka came across the poem while working on a different project and decided to create an adaptation of it.

[9][10] The film received mixed reactions from critics and audiences, many of whom debated whether it really deserved the Crystal Globe.