Kafka's Last Trial

Name: Kafka's Last Trial
Uploaded: 2026-08-31T19:48:49.022Z
Duration: 1 h 16 min 25 s
Channel: GJW+
Description: After Franz Kafka's passing in 1924, his friend Max Brod defied Kafka’s wish to burn his manuscripts and instead preserved them. Decades later, a dramatic legal battle unfolded in Israeli courts to decide who truly owned Kafka’s legacy. This documentary explores the ethical, legal, and political stakes behind the fight.

GJW+

Aug 31, 2026

After Franz Kafka's passing in 1924, his friend Max Brod defied Kafka’s wish to burn his manuscripts and instead preserved them. Decades later, a dramatic legal battle unfolded in Israeli courts to decide who truly owned Kafka’s legacy. This documentary explores the ethical, legal, and political stakes behind the fight.

Rating:: Not Rated
Cast:: Eli Gorenstein
Director:: Eliran Peled
Genres:: Documentary

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A surreal discovery of Franz Kafka's lost letters in a dilapidated Tel Aviv apartment sparks a tragic legal battle. The narrative explores the tension between private ownership and cultural heritage, as the descendants of Max Brod's secretary are crushed by a bureaucratic judicial system, mirroring the absurdist and oppressive themes of Kafka's own literary works.