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Metropolis
GERMANY · 1927

Metropolis

Fritz Lang
class struggle social inequality redemption and salvation technological utopia power and corruption
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Synopsis

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

This Film Influenced

→ Ex Machina (2014) → The Fifth Element (1997) → Brazil (1985)

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