CAPITAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY (103 NR)

CAPITAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY

SUMMARY

VIRTUAL CINEMAPOLIS SCREENINGS BEGIN 5/8
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Based on the international bestseller by rock-star economist Thomas Piketty (which sold over three million copies worldwide and landed Piketty on Time’s list of most influential people), this captivating documentary is an eye-opening journey through wealth and power, a film that breaks the popular assumption that the accumulation of capital runs hand in hand with social progress, and shines a new light on today’s growing inequalities. Traveling through time, the film assembles accessible pop-culture references coupled with interviews of some of the world’s most influential experts delivering an insightful and empowering journey through the past and into our future.

Director: Justin Pemberton
Writers: Thomas Piketty (based on the book by), Matthew Metcalfe (adapted by)
Stars: Gillian Tett, Ian Bremmer, Kate Williams

 

REVIEW

Movie Nation Roger Moore

“Capital in the 21st Century, in documentary form, is an almost overwhelming alarm bell, a call to action and a fact, chart, animated illustration-and-quote-stuffed history of “how we got here” in the first place.”