Synopsis: This intriguing film from director Peter Watkins (THE WAR GAME) considers the defiant life and art of playwright, novelist, and painter August Strindberg. Eschewing biopic conventions, THE FREETHINKER offers a spiraling and nonlinear depiction of Strindberg's chaotic personal life,... This intriguing film from director Peter Watkins (THE WAR GAME) considers the defiant life and art of playwright, novelist, and painter August Strindberg. Eschewing biopic conventions, THE FREETHINKER offers a spiraling and nonlinear depiction of Strindberg's chaotic personal life, and revolutionary art which, while going against the conventions of his time, effectively changed them. This one-of-a-kind project was produced over a two-year period by Watkins, with the aid of a class of 24 high school students. [More]