Angieszka Holland's Šarlatán chosen to represent Czechia in Oscar nominations

The Czech Film and Television Academy has selected the film Šarlatán, directed by Agnieszka Holland, as the Czech candidate for next year’s Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, the Czech News Agency reported on Tuesday.

The film, which stars Ivan Trojan in the main role, is based on the life of famous Czech healer Jan Mikolášek and premiered at this year’s Berlinale film festival. It has generally met with positive reviews.

Commercially, the film has made CZK 38.2 million in the Czech Republic in the two months since it first aired in cinemas.