EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Oscar nominated Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland is in the running for an Academy Award once again with biopic Franz exploring the life of enigmatic Czech writer Franz Kafka, which is Poland’s entry this year.

Cohen Media Group, which we announced last week had acquired U.S. rights for the film, is gearing up for a one-week qualifying theatrical run in December, ahead of a wider release in 2026, and Deadline can reveal the trailer.

Idan Weiss stars as the The Metamorphosis and The Trial author alongside a cast also featuring Peter Kurth, Jenovéfa Boková, Ivan Trojan, and Sandra Korzeniak.

Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic spanning from Kafka’s birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post–World War I Vienna, Holland’s film captures both the man

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