The Emperor's New Clothes

Name: The Emperor's New Clothes
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-04-24
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Russell Brand, George W. Bush, David Cameron, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bill de Blasio

“The truth is, we've been sold a lie.”

2015

1h 47m

Documentary

Director: Michael Winterbottom

Writers: Russell Brand, Michael Winterbottom

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Overview

An uproarious critique of the world financial crisis. Building on actor, comedian, and provocateur Russell Brand’s emergence as an activist following his 2014 book Revolution, where he railed against “corporate tyranny, ecological irresponsibility, and economic inequality".