Charlatan
- Agnieszka Holland
- 2020
- 1h 58m
- Czech Republic, Poland, Ireland, Slovakia
Seasoned and accomplished historical biographer Agnieszka Holland uniquely outlines the contradictions of a controversial personality in a film that was the Czech Republic's submission for the foreign language Oscar and was shortlisted in the category.
Synopsis
Czechoslovakian herbalist and healer Jan Mikolášek, infamous for his alternative methods before and after World War II, falls out of favor with the communist regime after the death of his patron and the country's president Antonín Zápotocký.
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Also known as
Sarlatán | Ο Τσαρλατάνος
Official Selection - Special Screening
Berlin Film Festival
2020
