The War on Democracy

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The War on Democracy
File:The War on Democracy, Poster.jpg
Directed by Christopher Martin
John Pilger
Produced by Wayne Young
Written by John Pilger
Production
company
Youngheart Entertainment
Granada Productions
Distributed by Lions Gate
Release dates
 15 June 2007 (United Kingdom)
Running time
 96 min.
Language English

The War on Democracy is a 2007 documentary film directed by the British filmmakers Christopher Martin and John Pilger, who also wrote the narration.[1] Focusing on the political states of nations in Latin America, the film criticizes both the United States' intervention in foreign countries' domestic politics and its "War on Terrorism". The film was first released in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2007.

Production

The film was produced over a two-year period. Carl Deal, chief archivist on the Michael Moore films Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine, provided the archive footage used in the film. It is mastered in high-definition video.[citation needed]

Distribution

The War on Democracy was screened at both the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the Galway Film Festival. The film was sold to distributors Lionsgate for distribution in the U.K. and Hopscotch distribution in Australia and New Zealand.[2] Pre-release screening took place at two Fopp locations on June 12, 2007, including one that was followed by a question and answer session with co-director John Pilger.[citation needed]

Soundtrack

Reception

Peter Bradshaw wrote in The Guardian:

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Andrew Billen wrote in The Times:

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By any standards his latest outing was an impressive polemic, but by any standards, too, Pilger’s patsy questioning of President Chávez was a disgrace (“You are deeply committed to the Venezuela people. Where does that come from?”). Even [the] New Statesman, in a recent cover story, has suggested that Chávez is halfway to becoming a dictator. All Pilger parenthetically conceded was that Chávez "recently announced temporary presidential powers that bypass parliament".[3]

Box office

The War on Democracy grossed $199,500 at the box office in Australia.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ One World Media Awards, One World Broadcasting Trust, 2008
  2. ↑ "Pilger's 'War' sold to U.K., Oz/N.Z.", Variety, 17 May 2007
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria

External links

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