The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

Overview

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

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Wilhelm Reich

Julia Jentsch

Eva Reich

Jeanette Hain

Ilse Reich

Jamie Sives

Hamilton

Kenny Doughty

Dr. Cameron

Markus Schleinzer

Agent Klein

Gary Lewis

Dr. Cameron

Birgit Minichmayr

Aurora

N/A

Shaun Aylward

Peter Reich

David Rasche

Public Prosecutor Mr. Hills

Max Deacon

Thomas

N/A

Ian Towers

CIA Agent A