Serpent's Poison

Her mother dead, 18-year-old Vladka travels to a remote village in the dead of winter to find the father she has never met. The happiness of their initial meeting gives way to the daughter’s disappointment and concern over the hardworking man’s alcoholism.

Director: František Vláčil

Cast: Ilona Svobodová, Josef Vinklář, Ferdinand Krůta, Karel Heřmánek, Miriam Kantorková, Josef Žluťák Hrubý, Jan Hrušínský, Karel Brožek

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