The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

110 mins | Drama | Jan. 17, 2013

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

The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

110 mins | Drama | Jan. 17, 2013

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
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Coop 99 Filmproduktion, Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion, Lotus-Film
Original title Der Fall Wilhelm Reich
Directors Antonin Svoboda
Writers Rebecca Blasband, Wilhelm Reich, Antonin Svoboda

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

as Wilhelm Reich

Julia Jentsch

as Eva Reich

Jeanette Hain

as Ilse Reich

Jamie Sives

as Hamilton

Kenny Doughty

as Dr. Cameron

Markus Schleinzer

as Agent Klein

Gary Lewis

as Dr. Cameron

Birgit Minichmayr

as Aurora