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Death & Taxes (2025) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2025 · 1 h 26 m · English
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- Directed by
- Justin Schein, Robert Edwards
- Starring
- Clive Davis, Robert Reich, Paul Krugman, Chuck Collins, Anand Giridharadas, James Bandler
This documentary explores wealth, inequality, and the American Dream through the estate tax, revealing a deeply personal story of a father and son’s conflict over inheritance. Filmmaker Justin Schein examines his father, Harvey Schein’s, journey from poverty to great financial success as a CEO, and his subsequent two-decade obsession with preserving his wealth from taxation. The film investigates how inherited wealth and the tax system impact American democracy, perpetuating economic and racial inequity. Featuring intimate family footage and interviews with experts, it tells a crucial story through the lens of one American family’s experience.
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