GREGORIUS,
THE CHOSEN ONE

Gregorius, the Outcast. As an infant, he was abandoned by his own parents, conceived through the sinful love of a brother and sister. As a young man, misunderstood in a humble fishing village, he imagined the lake as an ocean, a small boat as a throne, and a spear as a royal sceptre. Yet deep within, he knew he was destined for something greater. Driven by a desire to become a knight and make the world a better place, Gregorius embarks on a journey that reveals the unfathomable ways of God. For within every sinner, there may also dwell a saint. Whether you are an outcast, a knight, a king, a hedgehog, or a pope, beneath the heavens there is ultimately only one true path: the path of a pure heart. Gregorius, the Chosen One.

Inspired by Thomas Mann's novel, Tomasz Mielnik's poetic absurd comedy transports audiences to a long-lost age, when the star-filled sky served as a map of endless, radiant, and irresistible journeys.

PREMIERE:
KARLOVY VARY IFF
2026

90 MIN / 2026 / CZ, PL, RO
ABSURD COMEDY

WRITER AND DIRECTOR
Tomasz Mielnik

PRODUCER
Mikuláš Novotný

CO-PRODUCERS
Magdalena Sztorc
Anna Zajączkowska
Radu Stancu
Ioana Lascăr
Michal Křeček

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jan Šuster

EDITING
Šimon Hájek

SOUND
Michaela Patríková
David Titěra
Jakub Čech

MUSIC
Martin Klusák

PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
Zuzana Mazáčová
Tereza Thérová

PUPPETS
Marek Brožek

COSTUMES
Ellen Pávková

MAKEUP
Kateřina Houska

CASTING
Maja Hamplová

HEAD OF PRODUCTION
Klára Žaloudková

FEATURING
Jan František Uher
Miroslav Donutil
Petr Uhlík
Kristýna Boková
Petr Marek
Eliška Křenková
Marian Moštík
Michal Dalecký
Ondřej Volejník
Berenika Kohoutová
Martin Dejdar

PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Axius
Soundsquare
Maaars

IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH
Mozaika Films
deFilm
Magiclab

WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Czech Audiovisual Fund

90'

ABSURD COMEDY

2026

IN THEATERS

DECEMBER 2026

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