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The World Without US (2008) -- In a futuristic scenario, a fictitious presidential candidate is proposing a complete withdrawal of all US troops from around the world. This triggers an journalistic investigation that spans across three continents in search of 'What would happen?'

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What would happen should the United States leave the international scene, and become again a "normal nation"... more | add synopsis
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Roy Werner ... President William Turner

Mari Ueda ... Isimaru

Tomo Kawaguchi ... Asuka

Mark Ofuji ... Hasegawa
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Melissa Haynam ... Daughter

Rob Mayes ... Soldier

Tamas Menyhart ... Swat
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85 min
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The "walla" text underneath the newspaper articles about "President Turner" describes a Communist takeover of the US, mass arrests, and the dissolution of the Democrat and Republican parties. more

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A much needed look at the US role in the world, 18 June 2008
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Author: haralambie from Los Angeles

I was a bit apprehensive about this film since it seemed to be such "one of a kind" so I had a look at their website before ordering. The trailer I saw really got my interest, the premise seemed to be so interesting and so timely for our nation. It reminded me a lot of another film, called "Why we fight?" (very popular about 2 years ago) trying to answer the same question, what is the purpose of the US meddling in the entire world? While "Why we fight" was a bit of a disappointment, this film really delivered on the promise. After the first twenty minutes you figure that the director is working an angle on the debate, but what I really liked is that he is building a really logical, coherent argument that I could follow from one end to another. And he surely supports it with footage from around the world.

I also liked the fact that it was more than an intellectual exercise. The film had some very touching personal stories that I didn't expect in a "geo-political" documentary. It made it one of those films that you still think about the second day after you saw it. As a minus, I wish the film makers also investigated some other regions also, say, South America or Africa... but I guess there is only so much time...

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