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The Young Karl Marx
2017 | Germany, France, Belgium | NR | 118 min.
Few, if any, other thinkers have impacted modern society as much as Karl Marx. In this incandescent biopic, masterfully directed by Raoul Peck (“I Am Not Your Negro,” also playing at this year’s festival), the brilliant philosopher is brought to vivid and dramatic life. Telling the fascinating tale of Marx’s intellectual awakening, his marriage to a beautiful, supportive, and complex woman, and his working partnership and bromance with Friedrich Engels, “The Young Karl Marx” deftly charts his dramatic rise from a struggling family man and hopeless romantic to one of the most influential minds in human history. Sparring with fellow philosophers and oppressive government leaders over issues ranging from child labor and assembly line factories to injustices caused by capitalism and class systems, urged on and moderated by Engels, Marx is revealed as a firebrand perfectly suited to foment revolution. Whether you think you love or loathe Marxism, this timely film sheds new light on the flesh-and-blood man whose groundbreaking ideas and fearless free thinking forever changed the history of mankind, and the passionate people who helped him along the way.
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