Marx Reloaded

Marx Reloaded

52 mins | Documentary, Animation | Jan. 1, 2011

Marx Reloaded is a cultural documentary that examines the relevance of German socialist and philosopher Karl Marx's ideas for understanding the global economic and financial crisis of 2008-09. The crisis triggered the deepest global recession in 70 years and prompted the US government to spend more than 1 trillion dollars in order to rescue its banking system from collapse. Today the full implications of the crisis in Europe and around the world still remain unclear. Nevertheless, should we accept the crisis as an unfortunate side-effect of the free market? Or is there another explanation as to why it happened and its likely effects on our society, our economy and our whole way of life?

Marx Reloaded

52 mins | Documentary, Animation | Jan. 1, 2011

Marx Reloaded
Marx Reloaded is a cultural documentary that examines the relevance of German socialist and philosopher Karl Marx's ideas for understanding the global economic and financial crisis of 2008-09. The crisis triggered the deepest global recession in 70 years and prompted the US government to spend more than 1 trillion dollars in order to rescue its banking system from collapse. Today the full implications of the crisis in Europe and around the world still remain unclear. Nevertheless, should we accept the crisis as an unfortunate side-effect of the free market? Or is there another explanation as to why it happened and its likely effects on our society, our economy and our whole way of life?
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers
Original title Marx Reloaded
Directors Alexandra Weltz, Jason Barker
Writers

Cast

Jason Barker

as Karl Marx (voice)

Michael Hardt

as Self

Antonio Negri

as Self

Ivan Nikolić

as Leon Trotsky (voice)

Nina Power

as Self

Alberto Toscano

as Self

Slavoj Žižek

as Self