The Young Karl Marx (2017)

Original title

Le Jeune Karl Marx

Directed by

Raoul Peck

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Germany, France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

6

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 325 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a young Karl Marx in the 1840s as he struggles to write, argue, and form political ideas. He meets Friedrich Engels and they decide to work together on a manifesto.

thoughtfulconversationalearnestslow-pacedintellectualperiodgroundedprobing

What happens

The Young Karl Marx (French: Le jeune Karl Marx; German: Der junge Karl Marx) is a 2017 historical drama film about Karl Marx, directed by Haitian filmmaker and political activist Raoul Peck, co-written by Peck and Pascal Bonitzer, and starring August Diehl. It had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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