Charlatan
2020 | 119 min | Biography
A gripping story of the brilliant herbal healer Jan Mikolášek, whose singular talents became a liability.
Agnieszka Holland
DirectorAgnieszka Holland, born in Warsaw in 1948, is a versatile Polish film and television director. Her work encompasses both cinema films and series productions. She gained recognition for her direction of films such as "Hitlerjunge Salomon" ("Europa Europa", 1990) and "In Darkness" (2011), which was nominated for an Oscar. She received an Emmy nomination for her direction of the "Open House" episode in the series "House of Cards". Her more recent projects include the film "Charlatan" (2020).
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