The Big Sellout
Germany, 2006, 92 mins
Director: Florian Opitz
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7:00pm, Fri, Nov 2
at Paramount
Description
An unapologetically political film, The Big Sellout depicts the abstract phenomenon of privatization through stories about very concrete human destinies around the globe as it tells
tragic but inspiring stories of the everyday lives of people, who day by day have to deal with the effects of privatization politics dictated by anonymous international financial
institutions in Washington D.C. and Geneva.
From Soweto and the slums of Manila to the streets of Cochabamba and the rail yards of England, intimate portraits of the devastating impact of the privatization of the most
essential elements of life ? water, electricity, health care, transportation ? and incredible acts of personal and collective resistance are woven together and carefully intertwined in
a thrilling, episodic structure that is at once compelling, frustrating and inspirational.
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