Ján Kováčik

Ema & Death’s-Head deals with the precarious border between humanism and the protection of one’s own life in situations when one excludes the other. Marika Sándorfi is hiding a Jewish boy during the dramatic era of the First Slovak State on the Slovak-Hungarian border. Šimon Holan, the boy in hiding, has a special ability to survive thanks to dreaming and a child’s fantasy.

The king is seriously ill and his only daughter, Princess Michaela, learns of an ancient legend about the miraculous crown of King Svarog, which could heal her father. She sets out to find the lost kingdom, but on the way she needs to shoe her horse and sharpen her sword. So she stops in the village and looks for the blacksmith Martin, a kind-hearted, hard-working young man who has been blind since birth. He and the princess catch each other's eye, and when she doesn't return from a dangerous journey, Martin sets out to find her. He is accompanied by a goblin, who in exchange for a sweet bun will also provide him with good advice and cheerful company. Can the blind young man Martin cope with all the obstacles and evil spells that stand in his way?