Charlatan | |
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Directed by | Agnieszka Holland |
Written by | Marek Epstein |
Produced by | Sarka Cimbalova |
Starring | Ivan Trojan Josef Trojan Juraj Loj Jaroslava Pokorná |
Cinematography | Martin Strba |
Music by | Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz |
Production company | Marlene Film Production |
Distributed by | Cinemart |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Countries | Czech Republic Ireland Slovakia Poland |
Language | Czech |
Budget | 58.9 Million CZK[2] |
Box office | 38.2 Million CZK[3] |
Charlatan (Czech: Šarlatán) is a 2020 Czech-Polish-Irish-Slovak drama directed by Agnieszka Holland based loosely on the healer Jan Mikolášek (1889–1973), who cured hundreds of people using plant-based remedies.[4] It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards making the February shortlist.[5][6][7][8] It won five awards including Best Film at the 2021 Czech Lion Awards.[9]