The Emperor's New Clothes
Comedian Russell Brand and filmmaker Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, 24 Hour Party People) collaborate with this documentary, tackling inequality and the growing gap between the rich and the poor.
"Building on Brand’s emergence as an activist following his 2014 book Revolution, where he railed against “corporate tyranny, ecological irresponsibility, and economic inequality,” The Emperor’s New Clothes pairs archival footage with comedic send-ups conducted in the financial centres of London and New York. Brand spotlights not only how the crisis affected the working class around the world, but also how the uber-wealthy benefited from the downturn." (Tribeca Film Festival)
- Director:
- Michael Winterbottom ('The Look of Love', 'The Trip', 'The Killer Inside Me', '24 Hour Party People')
- Writer:
- Michael Winterbottom
- Cast:
- Russell Brand
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksIf you loathe Russell Brand, then it’s hardly rocket science that you should avoid The Emperor’s New Clothes, a doco in the vein of Michael Moore that sees him take on the social inequities of free market capitalism and barely regulated finance. Others may be pleasantly surprised that his polemical tendencies are restrained in a pic that not only outlines the morally bankrupt economic policies of the UK (and lamely parroted in our country), but shows his knack for relating to the man in the street.
Total Film
pressRussell Brand’s a man of many parts. Pardon us if we only part-swallow his latest...
The Telegraph
pressA film which, on more than a few occasions, is surprisingly thought-provoking.
The Guardian
pressA funny, boisterous attack on the dishonesty and mediocrity of Britain's new plutocrat classes and the politicians who created them...
Little White Lies
pressThe freshest and most urgent documentary yet to challenge the widening chasm between the 1% and the rest of us.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA funnier-than-usual enumeration of the reasons we should eat the rich (or at least tax them like crazy).
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksIf you loathe Russell Brand, then it’s hardly rocket science that you should avoid The Emperor’s New Clothes, a doco in the vein of Michael Moore that sees him take on the social inequities of free market capitalism and barely regulated finance. Others may be pleasantly surprised that his polemical tendencies are restrained in a pic that not only outlines the morally bankrupt economic policies of the UK (and lamely parroted in our country), but shows his knack for relating to the man in the street.
Total Film
pressRussell Brand’s a man of many parts. Pardon us if we only part-swallow his latest...
The Telegraph
pressA film which, on more than a few occasions, is surprisingly thought-provoking.
The Guardian
pressA funny, boisterous attack on the dishonesty and mediocrity of Britain's new plutocrat classes and the politicians who created them...
Little White Lies
pressThe freshest and most urgent documentary yet to challenge the widening chasm between the 1% and the rest of us.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA funnier-than-usual enumeration of the reasons we should eat the rich (or at least tax them like crazy).
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