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Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland

Name: Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland
Director: Feliks Falk
Released: 1990
Duration: 105 min

Representation Score

4.7/10

Fair

1990

Director

Feliks Falk

Runtime

105 minutes

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Feliks Falk’s film is a localized socio-political critique that prioritizes systemic analysis over broad demographic representation. It excels at deconstructing the 'triumphant transition' cliché, providing a cynical look at the moral decay inherent in rapid economic shifts. While the film offers deep cultural insight into the Polish experience of the early 1990s, it remains demographically narrow. The focus on a specific masculine professional class results in low scores for gender and LGBTQ+ representation. Ultimately, the work functions as a postmodern study of institutional corruption. It prioritizes a focused, biting commentary on the instability of a society transitioning from communism to capitalism.

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Category Breakdown

Does Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on a masculine professional class during a period of socioeconomic change. It does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-cisgender identities.

How does Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland portray gender?

Limited

The narrative emphasizes male ambition and competition in a predatory economic environment. It lacks strong female roles and focuses on the male perspective.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland?

Limited

The cast and setting are mostly uniform, reflecting the ethnic reality of 1990s Poland. The film does not feature diverse casting or characters from different racial backgrounds.

How does Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film offers a critical view of neoliberalism and the moral decay caused by the sudden introduction of capitalism. It portrays the transition as a corrupting force.

Does Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland include disability representation?

Limited

There are no significant depictions of visible or invisible disabilities. Character struggles are framed through socioeconomic and moral issues rather than physical or neurological conditions.

Present on Screen

Offers a sophisticated, anti-capitalist critique of neoliberalism and systemic corruption.
Provides a deep, localized look at the social fragmentation during Poland's economic transition.
Effectively disrupts the cliché of a triumphant transition to a free-market economy.

Limited or Absent

Lacks significant women's ability to drive the story or the subversion of traditional gender hierarchies.
Features a homogeneous cast that lacks racial or ethnic diversity.
Provides no representation for LGBTQ+ identities or neurodivergent lived experiences.

Official Synopsis

A sociologist nearing middle-aged returns to Poland after several years of giving lectures abroad. The changing economy of the country and business successes of the people around him inspire him to venture out into the deep and unpredictable world of capitalism himself.

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