Little Tom Thumb

Little Tom Thumb

1987 · 77 min · ★ 4.9 · Family, Fantasy, Adventure

Tom Thumb's evil stepmother exploits him amd makes his life very hard, so the little shepherd boy decides to leave home and seek happiness in the world outside. There Tom Thumb meets the Wind Mother, Forest Mother and a little old man on his way. Each of them gives him a chore to do that earns him a gift with magical power, which comes in handy when he has to defeat Scrooges, Lop-Eared Man and the Devil himself. While traveling in the world and looking for happiness, he realises he misses his grandmother and little sister...

Directed by Gunārs Piesis · Written by Gunārs Piesis

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