VIFF ‘07: Nonfiction Features: The War on Democracy

Did you know that…

…”housewives” are paid for their work in Venezuela?

…the first indigenous president was recently elected in Bolivia?

…the School of Americas trained the brutal generals and dictators of the recent past in South America?

…Chile’s Presidential Palace was bombed on September 11th, 1973 (and its democratically elected government was overthrown with direct US government support)?

If you don’t know all of the above, this movie will enlighten as it entertains. If you do know all of the above, the movie will reinforce and probably expand your knowledge: it is uncompromising and well-focussed. The interviews with the CIA’s agents are both hilarious and outrageous and worth the film on their own. It’s also refreshing to see Hugo Chavez up close and personal.

This kind of film making is bold and brash (kind of like advertising/political campaigning/corporate lobbying) but I couldn’t find any holes, exaggerations, or fallacies…can you?

Remaining Screenings:
Saturday, Oct 6th, @ 1:00pm: Empire Granville 7 Theatre7