The End of Poverty?

IMDb 7.9 2008 ‱ 106 min ‱ Documentary

Director

Philippe Diaz

Country

Plot Summary

The End of Poverty? asks if the true causes of poverty today stem from a deliberate orchestration since colonial times which has evolved into our modern system whereby wealthy nations exploit the poor. People living and fighting against poverty answer condemning colonialism and its consequences; land grab, exploitation of natural resources, debt, free markets, demand for corporate profits and the evolution of an economic system in in which 25% of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth. Featuring Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz, authors/activist Susan George, Eric Toussaint, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and more.

Top Cast

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen Self - Narrator
John Christensen
John Christensen Self
John Perkins
John Perkins Self
Álvaro García Linera
Álvaro García Linera Self - Vice-President, Bolivia
Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen Self - Author & Nobel Prize Winner