Charlatan (2020 film)

Charlatan
Official poster
Directed byAgnieszka Holland
Written byMarek Epstein
Produced bySarka Cimbalova
StarringIvan Trojan
Josef Trojan
Juraj Loj
Jaroslava Pokorná
CinematographyMartin Strba
Music byAntoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz
Production
company
Marlene Film Production
Distributed byCinemart
Release date
Running time
118 minutes
CountriesCzech Republic
Ireland
Slovakia
Poland
LanguageCzech
Budget58.9 Million CZK[2]
Box office38.2 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]

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  4. ^ "Hollandová obrací pozornost k Česku. S Trojanem natočí film o léčiteli Mikoláškovi". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 18 February 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Česko vyšle na Oscary Šarlatána". novinky.cz. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ^ ""Charlatan" Selected for Oscars' Best International Feature Film". Prague Morning. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Šarlatán má šanci na Oscara, je v užším výběru patnácti filmů". novinky.cz. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Czech movie Charlatan shortlisted for 2021 Academy Award". The Prague Reporter. 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Charlatan named Best Film, Agnieszka Holland Best Director at Czech Lion awards". The Prague Reporter. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2021.