Franz K.

Prague, early 20th century: Franz Kafka is torn between the authority of his demanding father, the routine of his job at an insurance office, and his quiet longing for artistic fulfillment. As his writings find their first readers, the journey of a young man begins who longs for normality but encounters the contradictions of life, writes literary history and falls in love head over heels time and again. Driven by love, imagination, and the desire for respect, supported by his friend and publisher Max Brod, the touching and bizarre portrait of one of the most fascinating thinkers of modern times unfolds. A film like Kafka’s work itself: surprising, poetic, unforgettable.