The War on Democracy

2007

7.5 (41)

1 hr 36 min

Never believe anything until it is officially denied

Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".

Top Cast

John Pilger as Self

Hugo Chávez as Self

Philip Agee as Self

Jacobo Árbenz as Self - President of Guatemala (archive footage)

Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)

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