| Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas | |
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| Directed by | Arnaud des Pallières |
| Written by | Christelle Berthevas Arnaud des Pallières |
| Based on | Michael Kohlhaas byHeinrich von Kleist |
| Produced by | Serge Lalou Martina Haubrich Gunnar Dedio[1] |
| Starring | Mads Mikkelsen |
| Cinematography | Jeanne Lapoirie |
| Edited by | Sandie Bompar Arnaud des Pallières |
| Music by | Martin Wheeler |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange(France) Polyband(Germany) |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Countries | France Germany |
| Languages | French, Occitan |
| Box office | $1.9 million[2] |
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (French:Michael Kohlhaas) is a 2013 French-Germandrama film directed byArnaud des Pallières based onHeinrich von Kleist's novellaMichael Kohlhaas, which again is based on the story ofHans Kohlhase. It was nominated for thePalme d'Or at the2013 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
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. Then Kohlhaas's wife tries to plead his case to the Princess, but she 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. When initially successful, the Princess offers Kohlhaas an amnesty to stop the violence, and he agrees to it, but the deal soon collapses. The baron is sentenced to prison for two years for his offenses, and Kohlhaas is executed.
The film won the Golden Iris at the Brussels Film Festival.[4] In January 2014, the film received six nominations at the39th César Awards,[5] winning in two categories.[6]