Director Vojtěch Mašek has turned the story of the mysterious Jiří Arvéd Smíchovský, a black magic practitioner, collaborator of the Nazis and the Communists, into a breathless psychological drama. One of the most controversial figures in Czech history was created by Michal Kern, who won the Czech Lion Award for his performance. From beginning to end, the movie Arvéd is laced with darkness, thrills and numerous mysteries. The film is based on Jan Poláček's book "Malostranský ďábel", which tells the story of Smíchovský. The author of the book also contributed to the screenplay.
Synopsis
Jiří Arvéd Smíchovský, a Nazi confederate, rescues Štěpán Plaček from a concentration camp. After the war, he returns his service and ensures that Smíchovský is not sent to death for his cooperation, but is sentenced only to life imprisonment. At the same time, Arvéd becomes an important person in the conviction of inconvenient persons of the communist regime. A game of souls begins in which there is no shortage of devil's pacts and black magic.
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