South of the Border
Movie | |
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Original title | South of the Border |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2009 |
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Director | Oliver Stone |
script |
Tariq Ali , Mark Weisbrot |
production | José Ibáñez, Fernando Sulichin |
music | Adam Peters |
camera |
Albert Maysles , Carlos Marcovich, Lucas Fuica |
cut | Elisa Bonora, Alexis Chavez |
South of the Border is a 2009 documentary directed by Oliver Stone that explores the political situation in Latin America. The film mainly consists of interviews with Latin American heads of government, including Presidents Hugo Chávez ( Venezuela ), Evo Morales ( Bolivia ), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner ( Argentina ), Rafael Correa ( Ecuador ), Raúl Castro ( Cuba ), Fernando Lugo ( Paraguay ) and Lula da Silva ( Brazil ).
The documentary was first shown at the 66th Venice International Film Festival in 2009 . The screenwriter was Tariq Ali , who describes the film as a "political road movie". The economist Mark Weisbrot contributed to the film.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- South of the Border in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official Trailer on YouTube (English)
- Hugo Chavez in Venice with Oliver Stone
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johnson, Reed, 2009: Oliver Stone heads 'South of the Border' to chat up Chavez and others , in Los Angeles Times (as of September 1, 2009; last accessed September 16, 2010)