Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
August Diehl
Karl Marx
Lead
Stefan Konarske
Friedrich Engels
Vicky Krieps
Jenny von Westphalen
Olivier Gourmet
Pierre Proudhon
Hannah Steele
Mary Burns
Rolf Kanies
Moses Hess
Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Karl Grün
AS
Alexander Scheer
Wilhelm Weitling
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Raoul Peck's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Young Karl Marx is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
