emigration,psychology,biography

The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich (2013)

Poster for The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Antonin Svoboda
  • Profile picture of Klaus Maria Brandauer
    Wilhelm Reich Klaus Maria Brandauer
  • Profile picture of Julia Jentsch
    Eva Reich Julia Jentsch
  • Profile picture of Jeanette Hain
    Ilse Reich Jeanette Hain
  • Profile picture of Jamie Sives
    Hamilton Jamie Sives
  • Profile picture of Kenny Doughty
    Dr. Cameron Kenny Doughty
  • Profile picture of Markus Schleinzer
    Agent Klein Markus Schleinzer
  • Profile picture of Gary Lewis
    Dr. Cameron Gary Lewis
  • Profile picture of Birgit Minichmayr
    Aurora Birgit Minichmayr

Recommendations

  • Poster for Who is afraid of Wilhelm Reich?
  • Poster for The Lion King
  • Poster for Coco
  • Poster for Zack Snyder's Justice League
  • Poster for Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • Poster for Passengers
  • Poster for Django Unchained
  • Poster for Green Book

Keywords

  • emigration
  • psychology
  • biography