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South of the Border

South of the Border

20095.91h 42m

Overview

A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.

Directed by Oliver Stone
Written by Mark Weisbrot, Tariq Ali
Produced by Fernando Sulichin, José Ibáñez, Robert S. Wilson
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Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

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Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chávez

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Evo Morales

Evo Morales

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

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Tariq Ali

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Raúl Castro

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Rafael Correa

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Fernando Lugo

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Néstor Kirchner

Néstor Kirchner

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Themes & Keywords

politicsrevolutionprotestdemocracy

About South of the Border

South of the Border is a documentary film released in 2009 exploring themes of politics, revolution, protest, democracy. Directed by Oliver Stone, it stars Oliver Stone, Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales. A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.

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