Shades of Fern

Shades of Fern
Movie poster
Directed by	František Vláčil
Written by	Vladimír Körner, František Vláčil
Produced by	Vladimír Vojta
Starring	Marek Probosz, Zbigniew Suszyński, Miroslav Macháček
Cinematography	František Uldrich
Edited by	Miroslav Hájek
Music by	Jiří F. Svoboda
Production company	Barrandov Studios
Distributed by	Ústřední půjčovna filmů
Release date	1 January 1986 (1986-01-01)[1]
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

Shades of Fern (Czech: Stín kapradiny) is a 1985 Czechoslovak crime film directed by František Vláčil. It is based on a novella by Josef Čapek of the same name.^[2]

Rudolf works in a quarry and likes to illegally hunt in a local forest. He is often accompanied by his friend Václav. One day, they are caught by a Gamekeeper and they murder him. They hide the body and run away. They are seen by an older couple and realize they have to leave the village. They are hiding in forest and are trying to avoid police. Vašek becomes sick and Rudolf wants to leave him behind but Václav goes on. They meet Rousová and try to rape her but she escapes. They are later found by Policeman Marjánka and Rudolf shoots him. Sensitive Václav is scared of Rudolf's brutality. they are surrounded by police and Rudolf is killed. Václav is hiding at his body whole night. He kills himself in the morning before policemen can arrest him.^[1]

• Marek Probosz as Rudolf Aksamit
• Zbigniew Suszyński as Václav Kala
• Miroslav Macháček as Gamekeeper/Vagabund/Beggar
• František Peterka as Father Aksamit
• Vladimír Hlavatý as Čepelka
• Milada Ježková as Čepelka's wife

• Shades of Fern at IMDb