Two years in the making, 'The War on Democracy' is still showing in cinemas throughout the UK. View the full list of regional venues and dates. WATCH THE TRAILER
Read Pilger's Guardian article about his latest film.
The distributor is Lionsgate Films which, in the UK and the US, has played a leading part in the new wave of feature-length documentaries. In recognition of the film's significance, ITV screened the film its entirety in the UK with only one commercial break on 20 August 2007.
'The War on Democracy' is John Pilger's first major film for the cinema - in a career that has produced more than 55 television documentaries. Set in Latin America and the US, it explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. "The film tells a universal story," says Pilger, "analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story ofgreat power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called war on terror".
Recommended ....A MUST watch!!!! Click the above picture of film to view.
I haven't seen this film yet - I must check it out since I have been very impressed with all of John Pilger's work.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I think we also need to look more closely at the whole issue of 'democracy' within our own societies.
It has become a commonplace to employ the rhetoric of democracy; perhaps it is time we looked more closely at what it can and should mean at econom,political,social and moral levels.