"Drop Dead City" is a documentary revisiting the 1975 fiscal crisis in New York, paralleling today's austerity measures. Though it features rich interviews and imagery, the film often lacks political depth, underplaying the class struggles represented by the crisis. Key producer Michael Rohatyn, son of Felix Rohatyn, is less prominently featured than expected, possibly impacting the film’s critical perspective on austerity. Instead of critiquing austerity's legacy, the documentary tends towards historical recounting, omitting a broader class war discourse.
The resolution of that crisis—deep cuts in public spending—was the opening act in a global five-decade austerity campaign that has yet to end.
One of the film's two producer-directors is Michael Rohatyn, son of Felix, top commander of the forces of austerity who is often canonized as the city's "savior."
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