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.
Caroline Bardyn
as Sientje
Gene Bervoets
as Jonge Dokter
François Beukelaers
as Baron
Antje De Boeck
as Eleken
Ingrid De Vos
as Irma
Johan Leysen
as Vital
Willy Vandermeulen
as Nonkelken
Marc Peeters
as De Reu
