Charlatan
The life of successful Czech healer Jan Mikolasek, who diagnosed and healed people using his intuition and strong familiarity with plants, set against the background of the events of the totalitarian fifties.
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Released
- 2020
- Country
- Czech Republic, Poland, Ireland, Slovakia
Details
Release year: 2020
Storyline
The life of successful Czech healer Jan Mikolasek, who diagnosed and healed people using his intuition and strong familiarity with plants, set against the background of the events of the totalitarian fifties.
Top credits
Ivan Trojan — Jan Mikolásek
Josef Trojan — Young Jan Mikolásek
Juraj Loj — Frantisek Palko
Jaroslava Pokorná — Mühlbacherová
Did you know
• Official submission of Czech Republic for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021; however, the movie did *not* receive a nomination.
• Vladimír Polívka was considered for the part of Frantisek Palko, eventually played by Juraj Loj.
User reviews
Life's probes for a miraculous healer
Interesting Czech-Polish-Irish-Slovak biographical drama directed by Agnieszka Holland loosely based on the quack Jan Mikolásek
A complex character in a complex society
Technical specs
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color