The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

A somber, talky courtroom drama that feels like a slow intellectual autopsy of a misunderstood life.

Directed by

Antonin Svoboda

Genres

Drama

Starring

Klaus Maria Brandauer, Julia Jentsch, Jeanette Hain

Overview

At the end of his life, Wilhelm Reich - psychiatrist and experimental scientist searching for the fundamentals of life - finds himself on trial, charged with deception. His dream of liberating human individuality makes him a dangerous opponent of an American system that is striving after 1945 for global hegemony, using all available means. Was it madness to believe in man's liberty or was Reich simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, and, being a holistic global thinker, accurately observing far-reaching socio-political linkages? Ten years after his mysterious death, his writings, once burnt by the US FDA, become an important source of inspiration for a '68 generation in revolt. Written by Novotny & Novotny

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, power, justice, identity

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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