

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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6.2/10
28 votes
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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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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
1- 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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