Drama, History  •  2025  •  127 min

Franz (2025)

Franz poster

Franz (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive

Viewer Rating
6.7

Overview

Biographical drama chronicling the life of Czech writer Franz Kafka through vignettes of his literary ambitions and personal relationships. Directed by Agnieszka Holland, starring Idan Weiss as Kafka, Katharina Stark as his sister Ottla Kafka, Emma Smetana, and Carol Schuler. Premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.


Starring Cast

Katharina Stark  •   Emma Smetana  •   Carol Schuler

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

Franz examines Kafka's struggles against oppressive family, societal, and state structures, highlighting the erosion of individual agency under totalitarianism and capitalism as its core ideological anchor.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The film features traditional casting reflective of its historical Central European setting, with actors portraying Kafka and his family in line with their documented backgrounds. Narrative elements subtly address patriarchal pressures and Jewish identity through Kafka's personal conflicts, without centering explicit critiques of traditional identities.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: High

Franz frames the biopic through Kafka's entrapment in a patriarchal family structure that enforces silence and submission, with the father's authoritarian dominance eroding the son's autonomy and creativity. This portrayal undermines traditional norms of parental authority and familial harmony, emphasizing rupture over cohesion.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film contains no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

No transgender characters or themes feature in the film. Kafka's arc explores tensions between familial duty, professional monotony, and romantic pursuits with women, framed through his creative aspirations and personal withdrawals.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The biopic depicts Franz Kafka and associated historical figures using actors whose genders align with documented records, with no instances of gender swapping for major characters.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

As a biopic of Franz Kafka and associates, all historical figures of Ashkenazi Jewish European descent are portrayed by actors of similar racial and ethnic backgrounds, resulting in no race swaps.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.1
The Movie Database logo
6.2

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.9
Metacritic logo
N/A

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