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Explore the journey of wealth and power through time with interviews of influential experts.
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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.
"The book 'Capital', by economist Thomas Piketty, has become a phenomenon. After all, the publication seeks to understand the global economic state in a simple yet not simplistic way and to question, mainly, the accumulation of capital in the hands of few - see the fortunes of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Now, the ideas, reflections and provocations of the book are transported to the screen in the competent documentary 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'. The feature, directed by Justin Pemberton ('Love, Speed and Loss'), hits the mark by bringing the essence of the pages in well-conducted interviews and well-intentioned cuts - including some very well-fitted scenes from films, giving an interesting and unprecedented dimension to Piketty's work. However, the warning remains: the documentary is more of an entryway to the economist's reflections than an exact change of media."