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Franz

6.2(28)20252h 7m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
$6.5M
Box office
$721K
Language
Czech
  • based on true story
  • writer
  • 19th century
  • franz kafka
  • 20th century

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Produced in

Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, France

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Release dates

  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereEuropa Film Festival21 Feb 2026
    • PremiereGold Coast Film Festival23 Apr 2026
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival5 Sept 2025
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1424 Oct 2025
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical162 Jul 2026
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical29 Nov 2025
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereHainan Island International Film Festival4 Dec 2025
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+25 Sept 2025
    • Digital / OTTNetflix 25 Jan 2026
    • PhysicalBlu-ray / DVD11 Feb 2026
  • EgyptEG

    • PremiereCairo International Film Festival16 Nov 2025
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical20 Feb 2026
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-162 Apr 2026
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical19 Nov 2025
  • GeorgiaGE

    • PremiereBatumi International Art-House Film Festival20 Sept 2026

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Franz was released on 25 September 2025.

Audience reviews

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  • D

    DickVanGelder

    2/4/2026

    Franz is a restless, jagged attempt to film Kafka from the inside out, and it only half succeeds. Agnieszka Holland rejects the safe, linear biopic for a collage of timelines, direct-to-camera addresses, and crash zooms that oscillate between inspired and self-indulgent. Idan Weiss gives a sharply nervy Kafka, twitching between embarrassment, curiosity, and dread, and the film shines whenever it simply watches him…

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