An animated film on drug dependence, based on a La Fontaine fable. It shows how “speed” or amphetamines can begin by helping and end by hurting. The story revolves around the fate of a frog who must perform feats of daring to impress his girlfriend.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320487
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Yugoslavia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Drug abuse - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Amphetamine drugs
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse - Study and teaching
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug addiction
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Narcotic addicts
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)