Canada / Sep 05, 2025 / Toronto International Film Festival
2h 7min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film follows the imprint Franz Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-WW1 Vienna.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sandra Korzeniak | Julie Kafka |
| Aaron Friesz | Oskar Baum |
| Daniel Dongres | young Franz |
| Josef Trojan | Icchak Löwy |
| Vladimír Javorský | ředitel pojišťovny |
| Gesa Schermuly | Grete Bloch |
| Emma Smetana | průvodkyně v muzeu Franze Kafky |
| Karel Dobrý | Pfohl |
| Ondřej Malý | manažer pojišťovny |
| Juraj Loj | plavčík |
| Jan Budař | velitel exekucí |
| Marika Malá | |
| Stanislav Majer | |
| Anita Krausová | Elsa Brod |
| Tomáš Dalecký | |
| Pavel Šimčík | |
| Aleš Bílík | Karel |
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| Peter Kurth | |
| Katharina Stark | |
| Sebastian Schwarz | |
| Julie Eva Horáčková | |
| Lenka Burianová | |
| Václav Jiráček | |
| Aaron Friesz | |
| Marta Dancingerová | |
| Michal Isteník | pacient v sanatoriu |
| Milan Šteindler | |
| Jaroslava Pokorná | |
| Milan Milulčík | |
| Vojtěch Vondráček | příslušník SS |
| Andrew Van Wilpe | |
| Linda Pöppel | |
| Gesa Shermuly | |
| Anna Císařovská | |
| Tereza Blažková | |
| Tomáš Havlínek | |
| Daniela Voráčková | stará služebná |
| Marie Švestková | |
| Marek Pospíchal | žebrák |
| René Hofschneider | Herr Bauer |
| Anita Mihalová | slečna v nevěstinci |
| Lucie Ducháčková | Dora, sestra v sanatoriu |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Franz |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Český, Français, English, Polski |
| Production countries | Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Marlene Film Production, X Filme Creative Pool, Metro Films, Telewizja Polska, Česká televize, CANAL+ Polska, Barrandov Studio, Czech Anglo Pictures, NeoSynCon, Bac Films, ZDF, ARTE |
| Release date | 25 settembre 2025 |
| Executive producer | Daniel Bergmann, Mike Downey, Kevan Van Thompson, Emir Külal Haznevi, Jeff Field |
| Production | Šárka Cimbalová, Uwe Schott, Jorgo Narjes, Marcin Wierzchosławski, Alicja Jagodzińska-Kałkus, Agnieszka Holland, Ondřej Nerud |
| Writer | Marek Epstein |
| Casting | Alexandra Montag, Simone Bär, Anna-Lena Slater, Madla Zachariasova |
| Editing | Pavel Hrdlička |
| Cinematography | Tomasz Naumiuk |
| Assistant directors | Agnieszka Holland |
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| Camera operators | Tomasz Naumiuk |
| Additional photography | Tomasz Naumiuk |
| Production design | Henrich Boráros |
| Art direction | Henrich Boráros |
| Set decoration | Henrich Boráros |
| Visual effects | Tomáš Srovnal |
| Music | Mary Komasa, Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz, Marek Hart, Tomáš Bělohradský, Michaela Patríková |
| Sound | Marek Hart, Mary Komasa, Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz, Tomáš Bělohradský, Michaela Patríková |
| Costume design | Michaela Horáčková Hořejší, Gabriela Poláková |
| Makeup | Gabriela Poláková, Michaela Horáčková Hořejší |
| Hairstyling | Gabriela Poláková, Michaela Horáčková Hořejší |
| Budget | 6.500.000 € |
| Revenue | 721.048 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / Sep 22, 2025 / Gdynia Polish Film Festival
Spain / Sep 22, 2025 / 16 / San Sebastián International Film Festival
South Korea / Sep 23, 2025 / 15 / Busan International Film Festival
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Thailand / Oct 04, 2025 / Bangkok International Film Festival
Egypt / Nov 16, 2025 / Cairo International Film Festival
China / Dec 04, 2025 / Hainan Island International Film Festival
Italy / Jan 16, 2026 / Trieste Film Festival
Australia / Feb 21, 2026 / Europa Film Festival
Norway / Mar 03, 2026 / Kosmorama Trondheim Film Festival
Hong Kong / Apr 02, 2026 / III / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Czechia / Sep 25, 2025
Slovakia / Oct 02, 2025 / 15
Germany / Oct 23, 2025 / 16
Austria / Oct 24, 2025 / 14
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Poland / Oct 24, 2025
Switzerland / Nov 06, 2025 / 16
France / Nov 19, 2025
Bulgaria / Nov 29, 2025
Brazil / Feb 05, 2026
Estonia / Feb 20, 2026
Latvia / Feb 20, 2026
Hungary / Mar 05, 2026
Greece / Mar 19, 2026
Finland / Apr 02, 2026 / K-16
Digital
Poland / Jan 08, 2026 / VOD rental
Czechia / Jan 25, 2026 / Netflix
Physical media
Czechia / Feb 11, 2026 / DVD
TV
Poland / Apr 25, 2026 / CANAL+ Premium
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