GERMANY · 1927

Metropolis

Fritz Lang
German Expressionism class struggle social inequality redemption and salvation technological utopia power and corruption labor and exploitation
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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.

Year1927
CountryGermany
DirectorFritz Lang
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