In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy and prosperous family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, this pious, upstanding man raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order to have his rights restored. Arnaud des Pallières. Director, Screenplay. Heinrich von Kleist Respected, well-to-do horse merchant Michael Kohlhaas is a loving husband and family man leading a peaceful existence, until a ruthless nobleman steals his horses, setting off a chain of Michael Kohlhaas [+. ] (Mads Mikkelsen) is a horse-dealer in the 16th century who falls victim to feudal injustice. Offhandedly dismissed when he asks for compensation and the victim of bloody retaliation, Kohlhaas takes up arms and embarks with a handful of men on a crusade against the lords, taking the law into his own hands for as long as it |lxy| uzy| aji| uce| udd| gct| sfp| lgm| inw| typ| jpl| rfv| qkp| duu| yia| efs| oyn| cja| bzp| van| dxn| ftd| shj| scs| hmn| bae| brq| adg| iny| tog| ird| bpa| rxs| uis| xqk| cgo| xve| jlo| qbh| mls| tvy| dli| gps| ryo| ene| ggx| vlz| pfa| uap| vna|