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The Divide (2015)

The Divide (2015)

Documentary

What happens when the rich get richer?

Release Date: 2015, November 20
Directors: Katharine Round
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Cast: Noam Chomsky, Richard Benjamin, Cathy O'Neil, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Richard G. Wilkinson, Michael Marmot, Max Hastings, Robert Frank, Jennifer Cooper, Janet Sparks, Leah Taylor, Ha-Joon Chang

Overview:

The Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in modern day US and UK - where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. By plotting these tales together, we uncover how virtually every aspect of our lives is controlled by one factor: the size of the gap between rich and poor.The film is inspired by "The Spirit Level" by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.

Keywords:

woman director economy united kingdom globalization economic inequality