The Young Karl Marx
Director: Raoul Peck
Writer: Pascal Bonitzer
Haitian director Raoul Peck, currently enjoying considerable awards buzz for his 2016 documentary on James Baldwin, I Am Not Your Negro, reunites with director/scribe Pascal Bonitzer for another international co-production, The Young Karl Marx. Focusing on the early years of Marx and his wife, who meet Friederich Engels while in exile in 1844 Paris, the trio develops their labor movement in this German and English language film.
Cast: August Diehl, Stefan Konarske, Vicky Kreps, Olivier Gourmet
Production Co./Producer(s): Agat Films & Cie, Velvet Film, Rohfilm, Artemis Productions.
U.S. Distributor: Rights available.
Release Date: The Young Karl Marx will premiere out of competition as a Special Gala at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival in February.
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