Give the Devil His Due

Give the Devil His Due

Directed by Hynek Bočan

Produced by Filmové studio Barrandov

198595 min7.7 / 10

A whimsical fairy-tale morality play where a wronged boy and a hapless devil conspire to punish greed, leading to magical reward and romantic possibility.

Dorota, a bad woman married the miller, out of sheer greed drives him to death. She then took the mill away from his son Peter and threw him out of the hime. Lucifer, who is known to rule in hell, sends out the devil Janek. He is supposed to fetch Dorota because the measure of her earthly sins is overflowing. But the devil himself can not handle this evil woman and flees to the military. There he meets Peter. By joining forces, they finally succeed in transporting the wicked Dorota to hell. Since then hell is hell. But for Peter, who is suddenly in possession of a magic mantle, begins a nice time, because strangely, the prince shows great interest in him.

Questions people ask

  • Is Give the Devil His Due easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Give the Devil His Due end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Give the Devil His Due sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Give the Devil His Due scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Give the Devil His Due violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

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91/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity86

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Surprise96

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Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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