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Social Genocide

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Fernando Solanas focuses his lens on the political corruption and incompetence that leads to crisis in his native Argentina. Under President Carlos Menem, who ran the country for a decade, dozens of government programs are outsourced to foreign companies that provide substandard services and batter the country's economy. The documentary captures the moment when things come to a head in December 2001, and thousands take to the streets in protest.

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Ronnie Scheib Variety 05/13/2005
Exposes the systematic despoiling of Argentina -- not by a dictator or military junta but by an elected democracy. Go to Full Review Geoff Pevere Toronto Star 05/13/2005
3/4
Makes for frequently gripping and unsettling viewing. Go to Full Review Jason Anderson Globe and Mail 05/13/2005
2.5/4
Solanas still attacks his subject with the same verve and intelligence that distinguished its famous predecessor. Go to Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/15/2021
The director is a left nationalist, but he is neither a charlatan nor a hack. Go to Full Review Angela Baldassarre Sympatico.ca 05/16/2005
Powerful documentary details Argentina's shame. Go to Full Review Jim Slotek Jam! Movies 05/13/2005
3/5
Solanas' head of steam tends to detract from the message and makes one appreciate just how good Michael Moore is at what he does. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/24/2013 Good documentary. I'm very sure that, as Mexico and Venezuela, Argentina is beyond repair due to its deep seeded and overtly flagrant corruption. The odd thing about it was that it end with a very happy-peppy ambiance just like when Argentinians celebrated the election of those government officials who fucked them up the rear end. Also, it looked like a Kirchneresque production, but hey, every country has the government it deserves if they cheer victory from winning just a battle. The only beef I have with this production is the TERRIBLE camera work and editing... seems to me they wanted to make their own version of what a Dutch Angle stands for, but the only thing it caused was a huge headache, I was so dizzy throughout the doc, with all that distortion and terrible excessive use of the wide angle lens use even during interviews where the subject were a mere one shot c/u. See more 02/10/2013 Fortissimo documentario sul saccheggio di una nazione. Corruzione, mafia e indifferenza alla sua massima espressione. La storia della Argentina dal 1983 al 2001. / Tocante documental sobre el saqueo de la riqueza nacional. Corrupcion, mafia e indiferencia en su maxima expresion. La historia Argentina del 83' al 2001 See more 02/10/2013 La pelicula que todos deberian ver antes de ir a votar. See more 02/10/2013 Gran explicacion de como reventaron la Argentina..y otros paises que siguen el modelo. (1r peli de la trilogia) See more 02/10/2013 Solanas, director of "Sur" made a documentary about the economic collapse in Argentina and it's social effects. It shows how neoliberalism and IWF created a very real social emergency in Argentina. At the beginning the Voice over seemed too didactic and heavy, but in the second half the film really got me and I left the cinema stunned. I admire Solanas for being a filmmaking politician who refuses to shut up even after an attempt on his life was made. See more 02/10/2013 Consternant.... de voir comment on peut hypothéquer un pays ! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Fernando Solanas focuses his lens on the political corruption and incompetence that leads to crisis in his native Argentina. Under President Carlos Menem, who ran the country for a decade, dozens of government programs are outsourced to foreign companies that provide substandard services and batter the country's economy. The documentary captures the moment when things come to a head in December 2001, and thousands take to the streets in protest.
Director
Fernando Pino Solanas
Producer
Fernando Pino Solanas
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 18, 1984, Original
Runtime
1h 58m