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202452 minPGdocumentary

6.7/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Do You Know Kafka?

202452 minPGdocumentary

6.7/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Franz Kafka, a German-language Czech writer known for his mysterious and solitary nature, is portrayed as a visionary creator in this documentary.

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Franz Kafka, a German-language Czech writer known for his mysterious and solitary nature, is portrayed as a visionary creator in this documentary.

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Pavel Šimákdirector

Pavel Šimákwriter

Reiner Stachcast

Jaroslav Rudišcast

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A portrait of the German-language Czech writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924), a mysterious, strange and solitary individual, but also a visionary creator.

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