ROSA LUXEMBURG

Meet The East

Barbara Sukowa portrays the Polish-German socialist Rosa Luxemburg in this eponymous historical biopic. Activism, political imprisonment, a turbulent private life and Germany in the throes of the First World War – Margarethe von Trotta depicts key moments in the life of the revolutionary. In 2025, her film remains more relevant than ever.
CSK, DEU 1986 / 123 min
Language: German, Polish, French
Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Screenings
  • Caligari FilmBühne Sa, 26.04. / 15:30 Uhr
  • Screenplay: Margarethe von Trotta
  • Cinematographer: Franz Rath
  • Editor: Dagmar Hirtz, Galip Iyitanir
  • Music: Nicolas Economou
  • Sound: Christian Moldt, Helmut Röttgen
  • Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander, Adelheid Arndt, Jürgen Holtz
  • Producer: Eberhard Junkersdorf, Regina Ziegler
  • Production Company: Bioskop Film, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion
Barbara Sukowa portrays the Polish-German socialist Rosa Luxemburg in this eponymous historical biopic. Activism, political imprisonment, a turbulent private life and Germany in the throes of the First World War – Margarethe von Trotta depicts key moments in the life of the revolutionary. In 2025, her film remains more relevant than ever.
  • Screenplay: Margarethe von Trotta
  • Cinematographer: Franz Rath
  • Editor: Dagmar Hirtz, Galip Iyitanir
  • Music: Nicolas Economou
  • Sound: Christian Moldt, Helmut Röttgen
  • Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander, Adelheid Arndt, Jürgen Holtz
  • Producer: Eberhard Junkersdorf, Regina Ziegler
  • Production Company: Bioskop Film, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion