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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • American Public Television
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • American Public Television
  • 1 h 19 m

Summary What if you could harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger, and inequality? To some, it sounds impossible. But Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is doing exactly that. Bonsai People celebrates Yunus’ extraordinary humanitarian work, which started by lending $27 to 42 people out of his own pocke...

Written By: Lisa Gold

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • American Public Television
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • American Public Television
  • 1 h 19 m

Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary What if you could harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger, and inequality? To some, it sounds impossible. But Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is doing exactly that. Bonsai People celebrates Yunus’ extraordinary humanitarian work, which started by lending $27 to 42 people out of his own pocke...

Written By: Lisa Gold

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Feb 9, 2012
By making the movie as much about the women as Yunus and his theories, the filmmaker brings a sense of balance to Bonsai People that would have been easy to lose given the international economist's long and much-honored career.
By Betsy Sharkey FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 9, 2012
In the end, it feels unavoidably dull, as there isn't much thematic ambiguity to be found in the assertion that humans deserve life that's defined by more than indentured servitude.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 10, 2012
Unfortunately, the documentary's impact is mitigated the benefactor's constant presence and paternalistic, infomercial-like exposition.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 9, 2012
The result is a movie that feels more like a free-market sales pitch than like a critical look at one weapon in the poverty-fighting arsenal that may or may not offer long-term hope.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 7, 2012
Ideal only for the junior-high classroom, Holly Mosher's dull-as-dishwater documentary fudges the line between socially progressive message-spreading and suspicious hagiography in its celebration of Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus.
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Feb 10, 2012
Yunus would seem to be a prime candidate for a movie about his work. Unfortunately, director Holly Mosher's by-the-numbers documentary Bonsai People isn't the answer.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Hummingbird Pictures
Release Date Feb 10, 2012
Duration 1 h 19 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.bonsaimovie.com/
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