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Encirclement Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy
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Wikipedia article
'Encirclement Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy' (French: 'L'Encerclement - La dmocratie dans les rets du nolibralisme') is a 2008 Canadian documentary film by Richard Brouillette which was awarded the Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize (Grand Prize) at the 11th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (Yamagata, Japan, 2009), the Grand Prize at the 15th Visions du rel festival (Nyon, Switzerland, 2009), the Audience Award for Best feature film, along with a Special Jury Mention for the Amnesty International Award, at the 6th IndieLisboa festival (Lisbon, Portugal, 2009), the Pierre and Yolande Perrault Award for Best first or second documentary at the 27th Rendez-vous du cinma qubcois (Montreal, Canada, 2009), and the La Vague Award for Best documentary film (ex aequo with Hommes louer, by Rodrigue Jean) at the 23rd Festival international du cinma francophone en Acadie (Moncton, Canada, 2009).
The world premiere took place at the 11th Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montral on November 20, 2008. The international premiere took place at the 59th Berlinale, in the International Forum of New Cinema section, on February 7, 2009.
Synopsis
Drawing upon the thinking and analyses of renowned intellectuals, the documentary sketches a portrait of neo-liberal ideology and examines the various mechanisms used to impose its dictates throughout the world.
Technical details
* Producer, Director, Editor: Richard Brouillette
* Scriptwriter and Researcher: Richard Brouillette
* Cinematography: Michel Lamothe
* Sound recording: Simon Goulet
* Additional sound recording: Alexandre Gravel
* Original music: ric Morin
* Sound mix: ric Tessier
* Production company: Les films du passeur
* International sales: Andoliado Producciones and Cinema Esperana International
* Distribution in Canada: Amoniak Films Distributions and Cinema Esperana International
* Format : Black and White - HDCAM (shot in 16mm) - Stereo - 16:9 pillarbox (HD) or 4:3 (SD)
* Country: Quebec (Canada)
* Language: original version in French with English subtitles
* Genre: documentary
* Running time: 160 minutes
Starring
* Noam Chomsky
* Ignacio Ramonet
* Normand Baillargeon
* Susan George
* Omar Aktouf
* Oncle Bernard
* Michel Chossudovsky
* Franois Denord
* Franois Brune
* Martin Masse
* Jean-Luc Migu
* Filip Palda
* Donald J. Boudreaux
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