Charlatan (2020)
- Original title
- Šarlatán
- Directed by
- Agnieszka Holland
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, historical film
- Country
- Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ireland
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 144 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows Jan Mikolasek, a Czech healer who uses herbal remedies to treat people. It shows his rise to fame and the challenges he faces under a changing political regime.
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What happens
Charlatan (Czech: Šarlatán) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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