Life and Debt
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Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings
- Summary: An unapologetic look at the "new world order" from the point of view of Jamaican workers, farmers, and government and policy officials who see the reality of globalization from the ground up. (Human Rights Watch International)
- Director: Stephanie Black
- Genre(s): Documentary
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90Black's cool-headed but blistering indictment of globalization and the racist international economic policies that have shoved that country into crushing poverty.
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80After viewing documentarian Stephanie Black's dour exegesis of the wrecked Jamaican economy -- only the most insensitive vacationer will want to set foot anywhere near the resorts and beaches of Montego Bay.
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50It's an intelligent movie about economics. As such, it would probably make more sense to have it reviewed by economists than film critics.
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25Self-righteous, economically illiterate and sometimes flatly dishonest.
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