Amok (1934)

Name: Amok
Director: Fyodor Otsep
Genre: Drama
Released: 1934-02-21
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 5.227

5.2 (11)

Feb 21, 1934 1h 32min

Drama

Synopsis

Dr. Holk leads an isolated and lonely existence in a small, Dutch colony in the tropics. Having fled from love and civilization, his only companions now are alcohol and his work, which takes him to villages ravaged by dirt, fever and a strange illness which turns innocent people into madmen: Amok. One day, he is called on by Helene Haviland, who asks him to abort her lover's child before her husband returns from abroad. Even though Holk is enchanted by her seductive beauty, he haughtily refuses her request. Rejected, the woman turns to a Chinese practitioner. When Holk tracks her down in a dirty dive, it's already too late for the two of them.

Director

Fyodor Otsep

Status

Released

Original Language