The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

Jan 17, 2013

1h 50m

★ 7.8

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Coop99 Filmproduktion

Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion

Lotus-Film

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Cast

Wilhelm Reich

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Eva Reich

Julia Jentsch

Ilse Reich

Jeanette Hain

Hamilton

Jamie Sives

Dr. Cameron

Kenny Doughty

Agent Klein

Markus Schleinzer

Dr. Cameron

Gary Lewis

Aurora

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