The Emperor’s New Clothes, made by Michael Winterbottom & Russell Brand (UK) – International Premiere. Cinema’s prolific writer/director Michael Winterbottom and comedian/provocateur Russell Brand join forces in this polemical expose about inequality and the financial crisis. From London to New York the film combines documentary style, archive footage and comedy to explore how the crisis has gravely affected the 99% and only benefited the 1%.
As I mentioned Russell Brand hasn’t been doing anything as of late that’s piqued my interest which is a shame considering he very peculiar style of comedy. He has lately however been a vocal advocate against government and while I don’t always agree with him, his team up with Michael Winterbottom and his earnest passion for the subject should make for an entertaining documentary.
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