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Gregorius, the Chosen One

2026 · 90 min

A dreamy, gently absurd fable that drifts between comedy and reverence, asking you to surrender to its odd, sincere logic.

Directed by
Tomasz Mielnik
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Jan František Uher, Miroslav Donutil, Petr Uhlík
Tagline
A story about how a sinner becomes Pope
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Tomasz Mielnik
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Jan František Uher, Miroslav Donutil, Petr Uhlík
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • faith
  • fate
  • redemption
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Tomasz Mielnik
Written by
Tomasz Mielnik
Starring
Jan František Uher, Miroslav Donutil, Petr Uhlík, Kristýna Boková, Petr Marek, Eliška Křenková, Marian Moštík, Michal Dalecký
Music
Martin Klusák
Runtime
90 min
Country
Czech Republic, Poland, Romania
Languages
Czech

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