The Beetroot

The Beetroot — Plot

Inspired by the traditional Slavic folktale “The Enormous Turnip,” a beetroot grows so huge that no one can pull it from the ground. When a local crane operator is hired to do the job, the giant vegetable turns violent and destructive. As chaos unfolds, an army is mobilized to stop it — but maybe there’s another way to appease this monstrous force... 2D animation, stop-motion, and live action mix together in this wild riff on Japanese kaiju movies.

• Release date
• June 12, 2025
• Runtime
• 12 min
• Genres
• Science Fiction, Comedy
• Director
• David Šourek

The Beetroot — Cast

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Mikuláš Novotný Řepa

O

Ondřej Plecháč Mecha-Plecháč Viera Pavlíková Vypravěč

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Jiří Vojtěšek Jeřábník