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The Young Karl Marx (2017)
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Original name: Le Jeune Karl Marx
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
political, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, social, philosophical, independent film, historical drama, informative, political drama
Plot:
capitalism, socialism, communism, communist, philosopher, poverty, biopic, factory, writers, money, industry, working class, capital, factory owner, class society, money problems, political persecution, historical figure, philosophy, anarchist, changing lives, revolution, lifestyle, historical character, migrant worker ...
Time:
ancient times, 19th century, year 2017
Place:
soviet union, paris france, london, manchester, prussia, ussr, brussels ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, thought provoking, political and serious films with plots about society, politics, strike, labor, capitalism, greed and poverty mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like The Young Karl Marx: Che: Part Two (2008), La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000), Che: Part One (2008), Cantata de Chile (1976), Rebellion in Patagonia (1974). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
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Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 345 min.
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Duration: 119 min.
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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