Movie Details
Original Language:Dutch
Movie Tags:
alcohol abuse
Cast & Crew
M
Marga Neirynck
Dramaturgy
R
Rit Verbeelen
Costume Design
J
Johan Kerkhof
Writer
W
Winnie Enghien
Producer
't Bolleken
Mr. Vitàl is the sole heir and initially very energetic nephew of an elderly rentier, Uncle Ken, who succumbs to years of excessive enjoyment of the finer things in life, especially too much gin and too much of his young maid Flavie. As the village doctor succinctly sums it up: 'L'Alcool et Flavie' broke Uncle Ken. The title refers to the esophageal ulcer, a result of alcohol abuse, which feels like a ball burning the throat. Although Mr. Vitàl is well aware of the causes of his uncle's demise, he eventually goes down the same path.
