Il film si ispira alla vita di John Forbes Nash Jr. Di origini medio borghesi, Forbes nacque in una piccola città della Virginia occidentale il 13 giugno 1928 e, per oltre cinquant'anni è stato considerato un mito negli ambienti della ricerca matematica. Grazie al suo studio della teoria dei giochi, negli anni 50 diventò l'astro nascente della "nuova matematica". Poco a poco, vittima di una grave forma di schizofrenia, Nash sprofondò in un mondo tutto suo, convinto che le sue allucinazioni fossero realtà. Passò diversi anni in ospedali psichiatrici, ma durante la sua assenza, la teoria dei giochi acquistò un ruolo di importanza fondamentale nei campi dell'economia e degli affari. Nel 1994, Nash aveva riacquistato il pieno controllo della sua vita e ripreso le ricerche. In quello stesso anno venne insignito del Premio Nobel per l'economia.
A comic, biting and revelatory documentary following a small group of prankster activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization (WTO) on television and at business conferences around the world.
The film is a controversy on democracy. Is our society really democratic? Can everyone be part of it? Or is the act of being part in democracy dependent to the access on technology, progression or any resources of information, as philosophers like Paul Virilio or Jean Baudrillard already claimed?
The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States.
Melting glaciers, gullied seas, the financial markets are about to collapse. Spectacular images of how growth continues to be blinding. Outside you can hardly see anything because of the smog and the smoke screen.
The Real Adam Smith: A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg, takes an intriguing, two-part look at Smith and the evolution and relevance of his ideas today, both economic and ethical. It’s difficult to imagine that a man who lived with horse drawn carriages and sailing ships would foresee our massive 21st century global market exchange, much less the relationship between markets and morality. But Adam Smith was no ordinary 18th century figure. Considered the “father of modern economics,” Smith was first and foremost a moral philosopher. The revolutionary ideas he penned in The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments, changed the world. Norberg explores Smith’s insights regarding free trade and the nature of wealth to the present, where they are thriving and driving the world’s economy.
