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Capital in the Twenty-First Century

OT: Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Justin Pemberton // France, New Zealand, 2019
Documentary Feature // FF2019

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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.

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JUSTIN PEMBERTON is a documentary film-maker from New Zealand who has hitherto been known for his portraits of sportsmen and -women.

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Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Documentary Feature

English, French

Veto!//FF2019


France, New Zealand

2019

103 min

OV with English subtitles

Justin Pemberton

Matthew Metcalfe, Justin Pemberton, Thomas Piketty; based on the book 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' by Thomas Piketty

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

Matthew Metcalfe

Darryl Ward

Sandie Bompar

JB Dunckel

Studiocanal GmbH

GFC Films; Upside Production; NZ Film Commission

Frederik Frosch, Studiocanal: frederik.frosch@studiocanal.de

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