FRANZ
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE – TIFF Special Presentations
EUROPEAN PREMIERE – San Sebastian Official Competition
Directed by AGNIESZKA HOLLAND (Green Border, Charlatan, In Darkness, Europa Europa)
Maria Angeles, a 74-year-old woman who belongs to the Spanish community of Tangier, enjoys the quietness of her life in the colorful Moroccan costal town. When her daughter decides to sell her home, she is forced out against her will. She sets off to reclaim her home and furniture, which have been sold to a vintage dealer. Through this encounter, she unexpectedly rediscovers the possibility of love and sensuality.
Award-winning director Agnieszka Holland is embarking on her most ambitious project to date, a biopic of the iconic 20th-century Czech writer Franz Kafka. Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film will follow the imprint Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th century Prague, to his death in post-WW1 Berlin. FRANZ will give the audience a brand-new perspective on the life of the man behind the literary giant.
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Screenwriters: Marek Epstein, Agnieszka Holland
Producers: Sarka Cimbalova, Agnieszka Holland, Alicja Jagodzinska
Cinematographer: Tomasz Naumiuk
Cast: Idan Weiss, Jenovéfa Boková, Maria Schrader, Peter Kurth, Ivan Trojan, Josef Trojan, Katharina Stark, Sebastian Schwarz, Gesa Schermuly
Sales: Films Boutique
RT: 127 min / Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, France, Turkey