Czech film Charlatan makes Oscar shortlist for Best International Film
Video of Šarlatán (2020) oficiální trailer Starring in the role of Mikolášek is one of the Czech Republic’s most acclaimed actors, Ivan Trojan, while his real-life 18-year-old son Josef portrays his younger version, presented in the flashbacks. According to film critic Vojtěch Rynda, it is no great surprise that Charlatan has made this year’s Oscar shortlist, given that three of Agnieszka Holland’s previous films, Angry Harvest, Europa, Europa and In Darkness, were nominated for the award. “All of these take place in troubled times in the middle of the 20the century w...