The Young Karl Marx

6.8

MovieHistory, Drama20171h 58m

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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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.

Directed by: Raoul Peck
Written by: Raoul Peck, Pascal Bonitzer
Genres: History, Drama
Released: March 2, 2017
Runtime: 1h 58m
Status: Released
Original title: Le Jeune Karl Marx
Language: French
Countries: Belgium, France, Germany
Studios: Rohfilm, Velvet Film, Artémis Productions, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo