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Jamaica Kincaid (narration)
Jamaica Kincaid (novel)
Release Date:
28 February 2003 (UK) more
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Documentary look at the effects of globalization on Jamaican industry and agriculture. | add synopsis
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1 win more
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Excellent Movie!! more (19 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Belinda Becker | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Buju Banton | ... | Himself - Singer |
| Horst Köhler | ... | Himself - Director, International Monetary Fund (archive footage) (as Horst Kohler) |
| Michael Manley | ... | Himself - Former Prime Minister of Jamaica |
| Stanley Fischer | ... | Himself - Deputy Director International Monetary Fund |
| Michael Witter | ... | Himself - Professor of Economics, University of West Indies (as Dr. Michael Witter) |
| David Coore | ... | Himself - Former Minister of Finance, Jamaica |
 | Bill Clinton | ... | Himself - President of the United States (archive footage) |
| Jean-Bertrand Aristide | ... | Himself - President, Haiti |
| Yami Bolo | ... | Himself - Singer |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Kathy Owen | ... | News Anchor |
| Jerry J. Rawlings | ... | Himself - Former President, Ghana (archive footage) (as Jerry Rawlings) |
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80 min
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Chantilly Lace more
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I am actually waiting for this movie to become available on VHS. It would tie in perfectly with what I teach in my political economy class.
The movie clearly explains how rich countries can dominate poorer ones. It also causes one to re-think capitalism, competition and the "invisible hand."