Plot
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".
Cast
John Pilger
Self
Hugo Chávez
Self
Philip Agee
Self
Jacobo Árbenz
Self - President of Guatemala (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger
Self (archive footage)
E. Howard Hunt
Self (archive footage)
Ari Fleischer
Self (archive footage)
Allen Dulles
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Crew
John Pilger
Writer
John Pilger
Director
Sean Crotty
Director
Chris Martin
Director
Wayne Young
Producer
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