The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich (2013)

  • NR
  • 01/17/2013 (AT)
  • Drama
  • 1h 50m

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

Antonin Svoboda

Director

Rebecca Blasband

Writer

Wilhelm Reich

Writer

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer's headshot

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Wilhelm Reich
Julia Jentsch's headshot

Julia Jentsch

Eva Reich
Jeanette Hain's headshot

Jeanette Hain

Ilse Reich
Jamie Sives's headshot

Jamie Sives

Hamilton
Kenny Doughty's headshot

Kenny Doughty

Dr. Cameron
Markus Schleinzer's headshot

Markus Schleinzer

Agent Klein
Gary Lewis's headshot

Gary Lewis

Dr. Cameron
Birgit Minichmayr's headshot

Birgit Minichmayr

Aurora

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