The Young Karl Marx

A talky, earnest historical drama that immerses you in the intellectual ferment and political repression of the 1840s.

Directed by

Raoul Peck

Genres

History, Drama

Starring

August Diehl, Stefan Konarske, Vicky Krieps

Overview

26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has been investigating the sordid birth of the British working class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of the puzzle to the young Karl Marx’s new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and the police’s repression, riots and political upheavals, they will lead the labor movement during its development into a modern era.

How it feels

Earnest, tense, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Class, politics, power, justice

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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

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