[3] The film starts with a Town with a huge labyrinth and emperor sitting in his throne.

Statues come to life behind Hero's back and enter the Labyrinth where they set three traps for him.

Hero hesitates until a group of Rats stripping a bone in a cloth appear.

Hero enters a huge doors behind the trap and gets to a hall full of Statues that welcome him with trumpets.

Two Statues throw him out of the throne and rats appear to drag Emperor's body away.

He sits in the Throne but suddenly multiple Hypodermic needles appear and impale him.

Audience can see Hero's blood flowing into a Heart that starts beating which sets a machine to work and a Circle of Day and Night occurs once again.

[4] The Torchbearer also won Kristián Award for the best animated film at Febiofest 2006.

The film was likened to works by Jan Švankmajer, the father of Václav Švakmajer.