Marx Reloaded

*Marx Reloaded* is a cultural documentary that explores the relevance of German socialist and philosopher Karl Marx's ideas in understanding the global economic and financial crisis of 2008–09. The crisis led to the deepest global recession in 70 years and prompted the U.S. government to spend more than 1 trillion dollars to rescue its banking system from collapse. Today, the full implications of the crisis in Europe and around the world remain unclear. The film raises questions about whether the crisis should be accepted as an unfortunate side-effect of the free market or if there is another explanation for why it occurred and what its likely effects might be on society, the economy, and the way of life.