Snake's Venom

Snake's Venom (Czech: Hadí jed) is a 1982 Czechoslovak drama film directed by František Vláčil. It stars Josef Vinklář. The film focuses on theme of alcoholism. The film follows 18-years student Vlaďka who tries to help her father Jan Veselý with alcoholism.[1]

Snake's Venom
Poster of the film
Directed byFrantišek Vláčil
Written byIrena Charvátová, František Vláčil
StarringJosef Vinklář, Ilona Svobodová
Music byLuboš Fišer
CinematographyFrantišek Uldrich
Production
company
Release date
1 February 1982
Running time
84 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Plot

The film follows young student Vlaďka. Her mother recently died and she never met her father. She decides to meet him. She finds him on Geologic research where he lives in a caravan. She reveals to him that she is his daughter. Father isn't enthusiastic, but they grow closer to each other. Vlaďka stays and meets her father's friends and environment he lives in. She finds out that her father has problems with alcohol and often changes partners. His reputation is not good. He is a broken man who lost all illusions and ideals. She tries to help him to change his lifestyle, but he is unable to overcome his problems with alcohol. It leads to arguments between them and Vlaďka leaves. She leaves a note saying that they can meet again when he stops drinking. Everything returns to old tracks.[2]

Cast
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References
  1. "Hadí jed (1981)". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. "Hadí jed - filmserver.cz". filmserver.cz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


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