Johannes Kepler - Storming the Heavens

How a visionary genius shattered 2,000 years of dogmatic beliefs to found modern astrophysics. In a time of religious persecution, the freezing winters of the "Little Ice Age," and rampant superstition, astronomer Johannes Kepler embarks on the ultimate quest of his life: decoding the "perspective of God" and revealing the secret mathematical laws that govern the universe. This captivating docudrama traces the crucial years Johannes Kepler spent in Prague alongside the wealthy and eccentric court astronomer, Tycho Brahe. Despite his failing eyesight and humble origins, Kepler would achieve the unthinkable: shattering the 2,000-year-old dogma of perfect circular planetary orbits to discover elliptical paths (the famous Kepler's Laws). Moving between alchemy, casting horoscopes for Emperor Rudolf II, and enduring a horrific witchcraft trial brought against his own mother (whom he defended himself using relentless scientific logic), discover the portrait of a fierce optimist. Kepler was the first to bridge the gap between terrestrial physics and celestial geometry, paving the way for Isaac Newton's breakthrough work on universal gravitation. Directors: Christian Twente, Susanne Utzt