Poster for the movie Marx Reloaded

Marx Reloaded

2011 • 52 minutes
DocumentaryAnimation

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?

Picture of Jason Barker

Jason Barker

Karl Marx (voice)

Picture of Michael Hardt

Michael Hardt

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Picture of Antonio Negri

Antonio Negri

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Picture of Ivan Nikolić

Ivan Nikolić

Leon Trotsky (voice)

Picture of Nina Power

Nina Power

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Picture of Jacques Rancière

Jacques Rancière

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Picture of Peter Sloterdijk

Peter Sloterdijk

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Picture of Alberto Toscano

Alberto Toscano

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Picture of Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek

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