A small misshapen person, German-Polish Jewish woman steps to the lectern and calls on Frankfurt workers to prevent the outbreak of World War 1 with mass strikes: Rosa Luxemburg.
Freedom fighter, enemy of the state, pacifist, terrorist, revolutionary - Many names for a woman who continues to polarize. But which faces are hidden behind them? Who was this woman who sought her way with power - at university, in the party, in love? What makes her a political irritant to this day?
From letters, articles, essays and speeches by Rosa Luxemburg, Reinhard Hinzpeter has developed a play that attempts to approach this contradictory, dazzling, life-hungry and powerful personality. Text source and further information about this event: