Laissez-faire (2015): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2015, Laissez-faire is a historie and dokumentarfilm film directed by Ruggero Arenella, running about 80 minutes. “Genesis, decline and revenge of an ideology” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. In the last 250 years, free-market ideology has played a central role in the development of the logic and rhetoric that have influenced the daily life of populations throughout the world. It was cornered for a few decades during the twentieth century in favor of a social economy for the public interest, and then returned to the limelight in the last thirty years of the century to dominate the logics that drive world economies, doing the favor of the elites at the expense of 99%. Through the testimony of six people informed about the facts, Laissez-faire offers a historical and ideological perspective through which to identify the fundamental problems of the economic mechanism on which societies are based.

Who’s in it. Laissez-faire stars Ronald Reagan as Self (archive footage), Salvador Allende as Self (archive footage), Margaret Thatcher as Self (archive footage) and Milton Friedman as Self (archive footage), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Laissez-faire sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Laissez-faire page.

If you liked it. Fans of Laissez-faire tend to enjoy Schindler's List, Der Soldat James Ryan, Hacksaw Ridge - Die Entscheidung and Green Book - Eine besondere Freundschaft.