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Michael Kohlhaas (film)

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
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Directed by Arnaud des Pallières
Produced by Serge Lalou
Martina Haubrich
Gunnar Dedio
Written by Christelle Berthevas
Arnaud des Pallières
Based on Michael Kohlhaas
by Heinrich von Kleist
Starring Mads Mikkelsen
Music by Martin Wheeler
Cinematography Jeanne Lapoirie
Edited by Sandie Bompar
Arnaud des Pallières
Distributed by Les Films du Losange (France)
Polyband (Germany)
Release date
  • 24 May 2013 (2013-05-24) (Cannes)
  • 14 August 2013 (2013-08-14) (France)
  • 12 September 2013 (2013-09-12) (Germany)
Running time
125 minutes
Country France
Germany
Language French
Box office $1.9 million

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (French: Michael Kohlhaas) is a 2013 French-German drama film directed by Arnaud des Pallières based on Heinrich von Kleist's novella Michael Kohlhaas, which again is based on the story of Hans Kohlhase. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

During the 16th century, horse dealer Michael Kohlhaas is taking his horses to market. As he passes through a local baron's lands, the baron seizes two of his horses, even though the right to extract tolls has been abolished in the country. When Kohlhaas discovers that his loyal servant was attacked by the baron's guard dogs, and that his horses have been injured and abused, he attempts to sue for monetary compensation, but his lawsuit is dismissed because the baron has a kinsman at court. Later, Kohlhaas's wife dies from injuries suffered at the hands of the baron's men.

Kohlhaas leads a revolt to attack the Baron's house and then to induce the authorities to administer satisfactory justice.

The film won the Golden Iris at the Brussels Film Festival. In January 2014, the film received six nominations at the 39th César Awards, winning in two categories.


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