
In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, he raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order to have his rights restored.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, he raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order to have his rights restored.
Leave your thoughts about Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas.
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleIt's a strong story of lonely, even futile righteousness, which makes the plodding execution by director Arnaud des Pallierès somewhat mystifying. |
| At the Movies (Australia)Margaret PomeranzMikkelsen is fine in the role, bringing to the part the gravitas and dogged persistence required. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectSilly critics expected "Braveheart" when it was more like Ingmar Bergman's "Virgin Spring". Ignore the shallow minds; this is a serious art film worthy of your attention if you have an IQ over 80. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfCome to it with a certain moviegoing flexibility, and the effort will expose a wealth of technical triumphs and emotional substance. |
| Film School RejectsShaun MunroA brutally tedious, interminably long costume drama that errantly wastes a fleet of talented actors. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsThe film is almost monotonously somber, though not in a bad way -- when it erupts into violence or settles briefly into moments of intimacy, the shift in tone can be surprising, even invigorating. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Robbie CollinAge of Uprising falls awkwardly (but not altogether unappealingly) into the gap between art film and horse opera. |
| The PlaylistJessica KiangIt’s handsome, stately and deathly dull. |
| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessThe film is not without merit, although it remains too much of a slow-burn to really catch fire as the gritty, medieval Euro western its set up promises. |
| The Mail on Sunday (UK)Jason SolomonsWe might laugh, but Mikkelsen is so moody and magnificent we take him very seriously. That's part of the problem. Mikkelsen is too cool, too brooding and we never get behind his icy mask. |