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Poverty, Inc.

2015 · 94 min

A sober, argument-driven documentary that challenges assumptions about charity, leaving you unsettled and thoughtful rather than entertained.

Directed by
Michael Matheson Miller
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michael Parenti, Richard D. Wolff, Chris Hedges
Tagline
Fighting Poverty is BIG Business!
Overview
Poverty, Inc. explores the hidden side of doing good. From disaster relief to TOMs Shoes, from adoptions to agricultural subsidies, Poverty, Inc. follows the butterfly effect of our most well-intentioned efforts and pulls back the curtain on the poverty industrial complex - the multi-billion dollar market of NGOs, multilateral agencies, and for-profit aid contractors. Are we catalyzing development or are we propagating a system in which the poor stay poor while the rich get hipper?

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Directed by
Michael Matheson Miller
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michael Parenti, Richard D. Wolff, Chris Hedges
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • politics
  • corruption
  • morality
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Michael Matheson Miller
Written by
Simon Scionka, Michael Matheson Miller
Starring
Michael Parenti, Richard D. Wolff, Chris Hedges, Jordan Belfort, Dennis Kucinich, Greg Palast, Ralph Nader, Vandana Shiva
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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