Directed by:
Agnieszka HollandScreenplay:
Marek EpsteinCinematography:
Martin ŠtrbaComposer:
Antoni Komasa-LazarkiewiczCast:
Ivan Trojan, Josef Trojan, Juraj Loj, Jaroslava Pokorná, Martin Myšička, Miroslav Hanuš, Jiří Černý, Tomáš Jeřábek, Jan Budař, Melika Yildiz, Martin Sitta (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)
Všetko za národ (2011) (theatrical recording)
Jozef Mak (2021) (TV movie)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![Tomáš Jeřábek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806130_464cb3.jpg)
Tomáš Jeřábek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Dechovka (2016) (theatrical recording)
Vosto5: Pérák (2020) (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)
![Melika Yildiz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/015/167015376_b0a0ab.jpg)
Melika Yildiz
Czech Republic
Best movies:
The Defender (2021) (series)
Charlatan (2020)
![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)
Daniela Voráčková
Best movies:
Charlatan (2020)
Alma & Oskar (2022)
Emergency Situation (2022)
![František Trojan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/082/167082059_107512.jpg)
František Trojan
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Charlatan (2020)
The Price of Happiness (2019)
![Jana Oľhová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279133_e8f937.jpg)
Jana Oľhová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kukura (2014) (theatrical recording)
Želary (2003)
Zločin a trest (2015) (theatrical recording)
![Kamil Švejda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673928_bdaebb.jpg)
Kamil Švejda
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Identity Card (2010)
Stairway to Power (2023) (series)
![Václav Kopta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188636_8f4124.jpg)
Václav Kopta
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Snowdrops and Aces (1982)
Identity Card (2010)
Koncert pro Martu (2022) (concert) - moderator
![Ivan Sochor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/970/161970767_f808cb.jpg)
Ivan Sochor
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Volga (2023) (series)
Charlatan (2020)
A Prominent Patient (2016)
![Marek Epstein](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792693_f7a6f2.jpg)
Marek Epstein
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charlatan (2020)
![Jana Kvantiková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/776/168776462_1b6z3a.jpg)
Jana Kvantiková
Slovakia
Best movies:
Jozef Mak (2021) (TV movie)
Charlatan (2020)
The Ballad of Piargy (2022)