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Gregorius, the Chosen One

Special Screenings / Vyvolený / Czech Republic, Poland, Romania 2026

Screenings

Saturday 4/7 / 13:00

Karlovy Vary Theatre

2D2

Sunday 5/7 / 15:00

Small Hall

323

Tuesday 7/7 / 09:00

Cas Cinema

5C1

Friday 10/7 / 10:30

Drahomira Cinema

8K2

Synopsis

“Puppeteer, tell us a story we don’t know yet!” the audience calls out to a traveling thespian. And so he starts to recount a story about a boy born of the forbidden love between brother and sister, who had many adventures, who spent seventeen years tied to a rock, and who perhaps was also… a hedgehog? But that’s not as important as how, after overcoming all these obstacles, he ended up becoming the pope. Young Gregorius (excellently portrayed by Jan František Uher) is a charming mix of naivete and determination, and it is a pure joy to watch his wanderings through mythical lands. Director Tomasz Mielnik’s wild, absurd comedy is based on the final novel by Thomas Mann.

Anna Kořínek

About the film

90 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Tomasz Mielnik / Screenplay Tomasz Mielnik / Dir. of Photography Jan Šuster / Music Martin Klusák / Sound Michaela Patríková, David Titěra / Editor Šimon Hájek / Art Director Zuzana Mazáčová, Tereza Thérová, Marek Brožek / Producer Mikuláš Novotný / Production Background Films s.r.o. / Coproduction Mozaika Films, deFilm, Magiclab / Cast Jan František Uher, Miroslav Donutil, Petr Uhlík, Kristýna Boková, Petr Marek, Eliška Křenková, Marian Moštík, Michal Dalecký, Leona Skleničková, Ondřej Volejník, Martin Dejdar / Contact Background Films, Zuzana Janáková / Distributor Artcam Films
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