On the eve of the First World War, the young Franz Kafka struggles to reconcile his passion for literature with the demands of everyday life. Gifted with a remarkable ability to blend realism and fantasy, and known for his sharp critique of bureaucracy and the human condition, Kafka lives under the shadow of tuberculosis. He navigates his father’s expectations, his work, intense relationships and his relentless need to write.

In this genre-defying biographical film, Holland follows the German-language Czech writer from his childhood in Prague under the Habsburg Empire to the onset of his illness, blending fact and fiction to explore how his life shaped his work.

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Where to see the film?

From 14 October, the film will be showing at the following cinemas:

Antwerp: UGC and Cinema Cartoon’s
Bruges: Cinema Lumière
Brussels: Cinema Palace and Cinema Stockel
Charleroi: Quai 10
De Haan: Rio
Ghent: Studio Skoop
Hasselt: Cinema ZED
Jodoigne: Cinéma L’Étoile
Kortrijk: Buda
Leuven: Cinema ZED
Luxembourg: Utopa
Mons: Plaza Art House
Rixensart: Ciné Centre
Stavelot: Cinéma Versailles

The film will be screened in its original languages with subtitles in Dutch and French.