Franz
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.
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Cast
45 people
Idan Weiss
Franz Kafka
Also in
The Girl with the Leica
Peter Kurth
Hermann Kafka
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Criminal: Germany
Katharina Stark
Ottla Kafka
Known for
23 000 Lives
Luna's Revenge
Sebastian Schwarz
Max Brod
Also in
Homicide Hills
Ghosts
Carol Schuler
Felicie Bauer
Known for
Berlin, I Love You
Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding
Jenovéfa Boková
Milena Jesenska
Also in
Burning Bush
Family Film
Ivan Trojan
Siegried Löwy
Known for
Charlatan
Loners
Sandra Korzeniak
Julie Kafka
Known for
Leave No Traces
1983
Aaron Friesz
Oskar Baum
Known for
Corsage
Hinterland
Daniel Dongres
young Franz
Also in
Polabí
Ulice
Josef Trojan
Icchak Löwy
Known for
Charlatan
Vladimír Javorský
ředitel pojišťovny
Known for
The Wheel of Time
Milada
Agnieszka Holland Director · Marek Epstein Writer Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz Composer
Worldwide gross $721K · Budget $6.5M · First release September 5, 2025
Box office
Budget
$6,500,000
Worldwide gross
$721,048
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Marlene Film Production
Production
X Filme Creative Pool
Production
Metro Films
Production
Telewizja Polska
Production
Česká televize
Production
CANAL+ Polska
Production
Barrandov Studio
Production
Czech Anglo Pictures
Production
NeoSynCon
Production
Bac Films
Production
ZDF
Production
ARTE
Production
Czechia · Poland · Germany · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech · English · French · German · Polish
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 2025
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia · September 25, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
February 21, 2026 · Premiere · Europa Film Festival
April 23, 2026 · Premiere · Gold Coast Film Festival
Austria
October 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 2, 2026 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
November 29, 2025 · Theatrical
China
December 4, 2025 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
Czechia
January 25, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
February 11, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Egypt
November 16, 2025 · Premiere · Cairo International Film Festival
Estonia
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
April 2, 2026 · Theatrical
France
November 19, 2025 · Theatrical
Georgia
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
Germany
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Greece
March 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 2, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
March 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
January 16, 2026 · Premiere · Trieste Film Festival
Latvia
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Norway
March 3, 2026 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim Film Festival
Poland
September 22, 2025 · Premiere · Gdynia Polish Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Camera Action Festival
October 24, 2025 · Theatrical
January 8, 2026 · Digital · VOD rental
April 25, 2026 · Digital · CANAL+
April 25, 2026 · TV · CANAL+ Premium
Slovakia
October 2, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 23, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 22, 2025 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
Switzerland
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Taiwan
August 15, 2026 · Premiere · Taoyuan Film Festival
September 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 4, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
Ukraine
November 5, 2026 · Theatrical
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