The War on Democracy

Name: The War on Democracy
Director: Chris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty
Released: 2007
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: John Pilger, Philip Agee, Hugo Chávez, Duane Clarridge

2007 · 96 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 2,558 VOTES · DIR. Chris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty

Overview

Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".

Dialogue Timeline — 261 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:15 The days of the old bosses and barons are over.

00:06:25 Later, I went into the army, the military academy, and I became a soldier.

00:09:13 This is the most important thing.

00:10:32 as Lincoln said, has a simple definition - the difficulty is making it a reality.

00:12:29 It's most of our daily struggle.

00:16:23 the total control of society by the state.

00:21:44 It's time for all of us to start discussing the transition

00:23:25 "This has already been planned and we are going to Miraflores."

00:25:41 He is massacring innocent people with snipers.

00:26:53 It is finally clear this is a coup.

00:28:40 We suspend the president and all the members of the supreme court.

00:31:32 who will be adrift, at the mercy of all these corrupt people

00:32:49 This is a dictatorship. Chávez is the rightful president.

00:35:02 Now, the Venezuelan people, the poor without weapons, went in.

01:04:34 We heard them killing the children. They killed them at night.

01:14:32 Do many people live like this in Chile?

01:16:20 Here there is a persecution against the poor, and not just in Chile

01:20:37 We wonder why.

01:23:33 We stopped traffic and so on, but it gradually... What's the word?

01:26:33 with our voice, with our fist, with the flag.

01:27:57 of the Caribbean too, but mainly in South America.

01:30:21 Victor Hugo wrote this - "There is nothing so powerful as an idea whose time has come."

01:32:41 # Then I go to my brother

01:33:41 # Oh, yes, it will #

Cast & Characters

John Pilger Self Philip Agee Self Hugo Chávez Self Duane Clarridge Self

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed261

Dialogue density2.7 lines / min

First line00:04:15

Final line01:33:41

Production Record

DirectorChris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,558