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.

00:12:22 I'm telling you this because the issue of poverty affects us deeply.

00:16:19 For the government, what 21 st-century socialism means is simple -

00:21:41 Do you think the president is mad?

00:23:21 He responded "I'm in charge here, so you can mind your own business."

00:25:35 the President of the Republic

00:26:30 This proves that they were talking about deaths when there hadn't been a single death yet.

00:28:10 and they are what I hold most sacred in the world.

00:29:25 the need to struggle for everything.

00:32:14 "if it exists, because I never signed."

00:34:21 We stayed there until we saw a helicopter - it arrived in Miraflores at midnight.

01:04:14 I saw the women clinging to each other

01:13:59 Every day a mother asks, "How am I going to feed the children?"

01:15:53 The dictatorship was a great success in Chile in that it established

01:19:41 are dead and buried here.

01:22:58 We know we have gas and it's being sold abroad to the almighty US

01:25:02 All the orphans were crying and shouting, "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!

01:27:28 We ask everyone to start working.

01:29:56 This isn't just Chávez's struggle, it's our struggle.

01:32:09 # And I go downtown

01:33:09 # Ohhh

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 line01:33:09

Production Record

DirectorChris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,558