Directed by:
Agnieszka HollandScreenplay:
Marek EpsteinCinematography:
Martin ŠtrbaComposer:
Antoni Komasa-LazarkiewiczCast:
Ivan Trojan, Josef Trojan, Juraj Loj, Jaroslava Pokorná, Jiří Černý, Miroslav Hanuš, Ladislav Kolář, Martin Sitta, Jan Vlasák, Barbora Milotová (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Jan Mikolášek is the epitome of aplomb and solidarity. He is talented, sensitive, assertive and enigmatic. In his youth and when he is older, regardless of whether he is in private or public, he is a man of action, reason and intuition. A faith healer. Just one glance at the urine bottle is enough for him to know what ails his patient. With fame comes fortune, and this at a time when Czechoslovakia is a pawn in a game being played by the major power blocs. Protected and used by both the National Socialist and Communist regimes, he steps in wherever the system fails. But during the post-Stalinist years, the political climate becomes unpredictable and his special status is endangered. Along with his assistant František, with whom, as the secret police are well aware, he has much more in common than herbal medicine, the charlatan finds his morals being put to the test. Based on the life of Jan Mikolášek (1889–1973), and with a screenplay by Marek Epstein, Agnieszka Holland once again explores the link between the private and the political, and the relationship between the passage of time and the story of an unconventional individual. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
![Ivan Trojan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810755_212756.jpg)
Ivan Trojan
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Elegance molekuly (2024) (theatrical recording)
Oblomov (2002) (theatrical recording)
Příběhy obyčejného šílenství (2009) (theatrical recording)
![Josef Trojan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/128/165128094_e0ee80.jpg)
Josef Trojan
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Angel of the Lord (2005)
Charlatan (2020)
Revival (2013)
![Juraj Loj](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/684/163684898_681212.jpg)
Juraj Loj
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
MIKI (2024)
Všetko za národ (2011) (theatrical recording)
![Jaroslava Pokorná](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/128/165128087_ac8160.jpg)
Jaroslava Pokorná
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
Soudné sestry (2007) (theatrical recording)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
![Jiří Černý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/030/162030866_f05053.jpg)
Jiří Černý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Odpad, město, smrt (2013) (theatrical recording)
The Defender (2021) (series)
![Miroslav Hanuš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/221/166221051_4628db.jpg)
Miroslav Hanuš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
Soudné sestry (2007) (theatrical recording)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
![Ladislav Kolář](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276437_8569d2.jpg)
Ladislav Kolář
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Brouk v hlavě (1998) (theatrical recording)
Smrt Pavla I. (2008) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
![Martin Sitta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/055/126/55126033_617a52.jpg)
Martin Sitta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Sekal Has to Die (1998)
![Jan Vlasák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/296/162296856_3bf522.jpg)
Jan Vlasák
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Silent Pain (1990)
Merlin aneb Pustá zem (1988) (theatrical recording)
The Night of the Decision (1993) (TV movie)
![Barbora Milotová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/424/424192_24f7a2.jpg)
Barbora Milotová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Charlatan (2020)
Walking Too Fast (2009)
Milena Šajdková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
The Cow (1993)
Charlatan (2020)
![Magdaléna Borová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/773/165773188_802e8d.jpg)
Magdaléna Borová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Suspicion (2022) (series)
Kytice (2020) (theatrical recording)
Suppressed (2023)
![Otmar Brancuzský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276644_4b9f66.jpg)
Otmar Brancuzský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Kolya (1996)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Daniela Voráčková
Best movies:
Charlatan (2020)
Alma & Oskar (2022)
Emergency Situation (2022)
![Pavlína Štorková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/949/157949024_2f2e34.jpg)
Pavlína Štorková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kytice (2020) (theatrical recording)
Figarova svatba (2012) (theatrical recording)
Jedlíci čokolády (2022) (theatrical recording)
![Jan Budař](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/296/162296855_ce2435.jpg)
Jan Budař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Stavrogin je ďábel (2005) (theatrical recording)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Matěj Šumbera
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Charlatan (2020)
![František Beleš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/396/165396349_52c2f9.jpg)
František Beleš
Slovakia
Best movies:
Charlatan (2020)
Let There Be Light (2019)
![Philipp Schenker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/175/161175744_db2587.jpg)
Philipp Schenker
Switzerland
Best movies:
Dechovka (2016) (theatrical recording)
Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
Protector (2009)
![Martin Myšička](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/294/164294272_1de95c.jpg)
Martin Myšička
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Elegance molekuly (2024) (theatrical recording)
Oblomov (2002) (theatrical recording)
Příběhy obyčejného šílenství (2009) (theatrical recording)