Charlatan 2021

In 20th century Czechoslovakia, charismatic healer Jan Mikolášek's reputation soared as he diagnosed celebrities' ailments through "urinary diagnosis". But beneath his fame and fortune lay a dark duality: a passion for healing coexisted with cruelty, sadism, and an inability to love. As a show trial looms, the fate of his sole source of redemption - František - hangs in the balance, testing Jan's conflicting desires against the price of his all-consuming calling.

In 20th century Czechoslovakia, charismatic healer Jan Mikolášek's reputation soared as he diagnosed celebrities' ailments through "urinary diagnosis". But beneath his fame and fortune lay a dark duality: a passion for healing coexisted with cruelty, sadism, and an inability to love. As a show trial looms, the fate of his sole source of redemption - František - hangs in the balance, testing Jan's conflicting desires against the price of his all-consuming calling.

Does Charlatan have end credit scenes?

No!

Charlatan does not have end credit scenes.

Ratings

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Metacritic

66

Metascore

6.3

User Score

Rotten Tomatoes
review

86%

TOMATOMETER

review

36%

User Score

IMDb

6.8 /10

IMDb Rating

Letterboxd

3.3

From 10 fan ratings

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