[adrotate banner=”1″]And by YOU, I mean those readers that are members of the Agorist branch of Libertarianism. You know, the Agorism fans? No, not agoraphobia! Or maybe, all these different Libertarian branches are confusing. But regardless, someone cashed in all their bitcoins and gold bars to finance Alongside Night, the feature film version of Agorism co-creator J. Neil Schulman’s book, which is also being directed by J. Neil Schulman.
Alongside Night features the usual Libertarian dystopian features such as guns, persecution against people who horde gold, FEMA troops, guns, gigantic government conspiracies to cover up economic ideas no one cares about, guns, and guns. Don’t worry, there are TWO cast members from Star Trek: Voyager – Harry Kim and Tuvok – and also Kevin Sorbo as the teen hero’s maybe not really dead dad. Let’s not forget Jake Busey as Not Bill Clinton.
I will say that “Alongside Night” song is pretty catchy. But can they compete with that totally not terrible looking CGI Libertarian movie Silver Circle?
Also Crytohippie Darknet. Yep.
The story is set in United States experiencing economic collapse, with inflation increasing rapidly and the government struggling to keep its power. Trading in foreign currency has become illegal and many shops are subject to rationing. As a result there is a black market for most goods. The setting represents the world as Samuel Edward Konkin III conceived it would be just prior to a successful agorist revolution.
The story begins with Elliot Vreeland, son of Nobel Laureate economist Dr Martin Vreeland (an economist of the Austrian school) hearing of his father’s apparent death and being rushed home from school. He discovers quickly that the death is fake, a plot concocted by his father (after receiving a tip-off) to escape arrest by the FBI who are collecting “radicals” accused by the government of worsening the economic crisis.
Eliot is sent by his father to collect some gold coins that had been stored in a safe location, for use as currency during the families intended escape. However, upon his return Eliot finds his family to be missing. Not long afterward, FBI agents enter the house searching for Eliot who manages to escape.
Eliot’s escape results in him becoming acquainted with the Revolutionary Agorist Cadre, an organisation plotting the end of the US government by means of counter-economics. The cadre has grown strong during the years of its existence, and has its own militia. Eliot enlists the help of the Cadre, and meets Lorimer, a girl similarly hiding from the law.
As the novel progresses, government stability weakens still further, and they begin tight controls of communication, travel and trade, however they fail to avert economic collapse, causing the private sector (unions, individuals, syndicates and many others) to take control of the old infrastructure.
Thanks! The plot description you quoted, however, is of the novel, not of the movie.
Here’s the plot description of the movie written by Kevin Latchford:
It’s the near future and America is in trouble. Hyperinflation and disorder reign in the towns and cities of the nation. But this isn’t Atlas Shrugged; it’s the nonstop action and suspense in award-winning indie filmmaker J. Neil Schulman’s latest production, Alongside Night, based on his award-winning 1979 novel endorsed by Nobel-laureate Milton Friedman, Anthony Burgess, Glenn Beck, and Ron Paul. Starring Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), Said Faraj (Green Zone), Contact and Starship Troopers’ Jake Busey, Star Trek Voyager’s Tim Russ and Garrett Wang, Alien Nation’s Gary Graham, Men in Black 3’s Valence Thomas, Parks and Recreation’s Mara Marini, Lady Magdalene’s Ethan Keogh, Adam Meir and Susan Smythe, Kevin Sorbo’s real-life wife, actress Sam Sorbo, singer/songwriter Jordan Page, and real-life activist Adam Kokesh, as well as up-and-coming actors Christian Kramme, Reid Cox, Kyle Leatherberry, Rebekah Kennedy, Charlie Morgan Patton, and Eric Colton, this is a film far more real than The Hunger Games. This is the story of Elliot Vreeland (Kramme), son of Nobel Prize-winning economist Dr. Martin Vreeland (Sorbo). When his family goes missing and while being shadowed by federal agents (Faraj and Leatherberry), Elliot, with the help of his mysterious companion Lorimer (Cox), explore the underground world of the Revolutionary Agorist Cadre to find them. It’s a story of romance, intrigue, action, adventure, and exhilarating science fiction thrills.
Thanks for the new synopsis!