Charlatan

Jan Mikolášek is the epitome of aplomb and sympathy. He is talented, sensitive, assertive and enigmatic. 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. Agnieszka Holland once again explores the link between the private and the political, and the story of an unconventional individual.