Synopsis
DOCUMENTARY Capitalism over the centuries: a statement of political bankruptcy for today’s market economy. Director Justin Pemberton has adapted the eponymous best-seller by French economist Thomas Piketty, which leads the reader in seven-league boots through the history of society, which for Piketty is the history of inequality. Flanked by interviews with economists, finance experts and historians, he broadly sketches the relationship between rich and poor, from feudalism via the French revolution, colonialism and economic crises to the present day – and beyond. The film doesn’t only present the facts, it links them to numerous pop-culture references - from Wall Street to the Simpsons.
Bio
JUSTIN PEMBERTON is a documentary film-maker from New Zealand who has hitherto been known for his portraits of sportsmen and -women.
Info
Original Title: Capital in the Twenty-First Century
International Title: Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Category: Documentary feature
Section: Veto!
Version & Subtitles: French, English OV with English subtitles
Director: Justin Pemberton
Screenplay: Matthew Metcalfe, Justin Pemberton, Thomas Piketty
Cast/Protagonists: Ian Bremmer, Lucas Chancel, Bryce Edwards, Rana Foroohar, Francis Fukuyama, Simon Johnson, Paul Mason, Suresh Naidu, Paul Piff, Thomas Piketty, Faiza Shaheen, Joseph Stiglitz, Gillian Tett, Kate Williams, Gabriel Zucman
Production country: New Zealand, France
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 103 min
Producer: Yann Le Prado, Matthew Metcalfe
Production company: GFC Films, Upside Production, NZ Film Commission
Cinematography: Darryl Ward
Editor: Sandie Bompar
Music: JB Dunckel
Distributor: STUDIOCANAL
