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Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

2013 · 122 min

A stark, slow-burning historical drama that weighs heavily, with moments of sudden violence and a pervasive sense of injustice.

Overview: In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy and prosperous family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, this pious, upstanding man raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order to have his rights restored.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Justice, revenge, corruption, power
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
revenge
corruption
power
grief
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild