The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

2013 · 110 min · ★ 7.8 · Drama

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

Directed by Antonin Svoboda · Written by Rebecca Blasband

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Klaus Maria Brandauer Wilhelm Reich
Julia Jentsch Eva Reich
Jeanette Hain Ilse Reich
Jamie Sives Hamilton
Kenny Doughty Dr. Cameron
Markus Schleinzer Agent Klein
Gary Lewis Dr. Cameron
Birgit Minichmayr Aurora
Shaun Aylward Peter Reich
David Rasche Public Prosecutor Mr. Hills
Max Deacon Thomas
Ian Towers CIA Agent A

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