Agnieszka Holland's Charlatan won five Czech Lions, including the top prize for best film, at theCzech Film and Television Academy Awards, held this weekend.
The based-on-a-true-story tale of Jan Mikolasek, a Czech herbalist and healer persecuted by Communist authorities in the late 1950s, also won best director for Holland, best actor for Czech star Ivan Trojan, as well as best cinematography and best sound.
The period drama is on this year's Oscar shortlist for best international feature for the 2021 Academy Awards. Charlatan premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival last year and was sold worldwide, including to Strand Releasing in the U.S.
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