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The War on Democracy

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2007 · 96 min History Documentary War
7.5 / 10 · TMDB

Investigative journalist John Pilger pulls at the thread of American imperialism in Latin America, tracing its pattern from the slums of Caracas to the corridors of power in Washington. The camera documents decades of interventions, coups, and economic strangulation with forensic detail. Eyewitness accounts, declassified archives, and candid interviews with policymakers coalesce into a damning portrait — a history of systematic sovereignty suppression in the name of a democracy that serves as a facade for corporate greed and political domination.

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Year 2007
Country Australia, United Kingdom
Genre History, Documentary, War
Director Sean Crotty
Runtime 96 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.5/10 (41 votes)

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Pilger offers no comfortable neutrality — his film is a prosecutor's brief, delivered with the cold fury of a journalist who has witnessed Washington's policy consequences firsthand. The editing seamlessly stitches historical footage with contemporary testimony, creating a sense of a continuous, living conflict.

What lingers after the credits is a recalibration of perspective. News segments about regional 'instability' suddenly sound different, gaining specific architects and tangible economic motives. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Sean Crotty

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