Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

1986 · 122 min · DE · 6.6 (45 votes)
Dir. Margarethe von Trotta · Starring Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander, Hannes Jaenicke, Karin Baal, Winfried Glatzeder
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Polish socialist and Marxist Rosa Luxemburg works tirelessly in the service of revolution in early 20th century Poland and Germany. While Luxemburg campaigns for her beliefs, she is repeatedly imprisoned as she forms the Spartacist League offering a new vision for Germany.

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A deeply intellectual and impassioned look at a revolutionary firebrand. It feels like a weighty, urgent historical document, exploring the personal cost of unwavering political conviction and the fight for a better world.

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