The End of Poverty? 2008

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Philippe Diaz
Release date: 2008-05-19
Runtime: 106 minutes
Tagline: In a world where there is so much wealth, why is there still so much poverty?
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 
Edgardo Lander
Edgardo Lander
Self - Professor & Historian