The film stars the familiar characters from the Finnish TV show The Autocrats (a political satire of Finnish politics) in a fairy tale where the inhabitants of a small Finnish village have to defend themselves against a despotic emperor.
The Autocrats (Finnish: Itse valtiaat) was a Finnish political satire TV series, which took the viewer behind the scenes of the politics of Finland. [1 ] The series was produced by Filmiteollisuus and was made using 3D computer animation.