MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
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Charlatan (15)
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
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DUBBED the “oracle of urine,” this fascinating and complex drama set in the 1950s is based on the little known but real-life story of Czech herbal healer Jan Mikolasek, who could diagnose people’s ailments just by looking at their pee.
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