The Young Karl Marx
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.
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The Young Karl Marx
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
History, Drama
User Score
68%
Original Title
Le Jeune Karl Marx
Production Companies
Rohfilm, Velvet Film, Artémis Productions, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Director
Raoul Peck
Description
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.