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User Rating:
7.4/10   574 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Naomi Klein (writer)
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Release Date:
18 March 2005 (Italy) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Occupy. Resist. Produce.
Plot:
The film in not about auto-parts workers in suburban Buenos Aires, but about workers of a ceramic floors factory in Neuquen, several hundred miles southward, in Argentinian Patagonia. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
an above-average doc on a great subject more (14 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Matilde Adorno ... Herself - Worker
Michel Camadessus ... Himself

Bill Clinton ... Himself (archive footage)
Gustavo Cordera ... Himself (singer) (as Bersuit)
Freddy Espinoza ... Himself (president of La Forja)
Raul Godoy ... Himself
Néstor Kirchner ... Himself
Naomi Klein ... Herself (also narrator)
Avi Lewis ... Himself (also narrator)
Celia Martinez ... Herself
Carlos Saúl Menem ... Himself (also archive footage) (as Carlos Menem)
Lalo Paret ... Himself (activist)
Juan Domingo Perón ... Himself (archive footage)
Jorge Rimondi ... Himself (Judge)
Anoop Singh ... Himself (Director of the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department)
Luis Zamara ... Himself
Luis Zanón ... Himself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Canada:87 min
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Color:
Black and White (archive footage) | Color

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10 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
an above-average doc on a great subject, 4 April 2005
8/10
Author: dubesor from Vancouver, Canada

I saw this on television (CBC) yesterday night and thought it was a good documentary. I had heard of the film and its topic before and was deeply intrigued. Having also read Klein's "No Logo", you could say I had more interest in this than most. Lewis and Klein move swiftly in telling their tale of Argentinian workers' plight for dignity and labour. A balanced interplay of rhetoric that appeals to the intellect and the emotions will win over many of the viewers. The length is such that the film does not become boring or drawn-out and good editing judgment focuses on relevant segments. Regardless of their take on these events in Argentina, I think everyone has something to learn from this film. A project like this gives me faith in our country's National Film Board ... also thanks to CBC Newsworld for not fearing to air this several times (even though late at night).

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