Charlatan

Charlatan (2020)

Šarlatán

Born in the early 20th century, herbalist Jan Mikolasek became rich and famous after curing countless diseases with unorthodox means. A true emblem of Czechoslovakia before World War II, the healer became even more appreciated during the Nazi occupation and the communist regime. Each regime appreciates his skill and protects him. But how much will it cost him to maintain his status in a new political change?

Date of release
2020-08-20
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (152)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama
Director
Agnieszka Holland

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: Czech Lion for Best Film

Charlatan is a 2020 biographical historical drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland and written by Marek Epstein, loosely based on the healer Jan Mikolášek (1889–1973), who cured hundreds of people using plant-based remedies. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards making the February shortlist. It won five awards including Best Film at the 2021 Czech Lion Awards.

Production

The film was a Czech-Irish-Polish-Slovak co-production. The venture included Marlene Film Production (Czech Republic), Kevan Van Thompson, Mike Downey (Chairman of European Film Academy) and Sam Taylor – both from Film & Music Entertainment Ltd (Ireland), Madants (Poland) and Furia Film (Slovakia).

Shooting started on 1 April 2019 at Mladá Boleslav Prison. Principal photography took 36 Days. Shooting concluded in July 2019. The film entered postproduction on 4 July 2019.

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