Director: Antoni Nykowski
Some heroes wear armor; this one drives an unusual car and knows more about lost treasures than most museums combined, and that knowledge puts him directly in the path of a secret organization guarding a centuries-old order.
What is Mr Car And The Knights Templar about?
An art historian and lifelong treasure hunter stumbles onto evidence of a hidden Templar cache, one said to hold the key to a power capable of tipping the balance between good and evil. Word travels fast, and so does the danger: a hostile organization with its own claim on the knights' legacy is already closing in. With a small band of resourceful young scouts backing him up, the historian sets off on a race against time that moves from archives and old maps to places where the past refuses to stay buried. The chase tests loyalty as much as courage, and the stakes reach well beyond one man's curiosity.
Cast & crew
Mateusz Janicki takes on the historian at the center of the hunt, playing him as equal parts scholar and reluctant adventurer. Sandra Drzymalska and Olgierd Blecharz lead the scouting group whose energy and resourcefulness keep the search moving, while Piotr Sega, Kalina Kowalczuk, and Jacek Beler fill out a cast of allies and adversaries drawn into the widening chase. Director Antoni Nykowski frames the adventure with brisk pacing suited to family audiences chasing an old-world mystery.
Context & significance
The film draws on a long-running fascination with the Knights Templar as a source of adventure fiction, folding that mythology into a contemporary, youth-oriented chase story shot across Latvia and Poland. Its combination of scouting culture, historical intrigue, and an oddball hero's car gives the treasure-hunt formula a distinctly Central European flavor rather than the more familiar Hollywood template.
Where & how to watch
K-Time hosts the film with a free account login required to press play, and it plays with Farsi dubbing and Farsi subtitles for viewers who want the Persian-language version. The film's page can be browsed without signing in; only watching requires an account.