The Bottom Line| 1hr : 02mins
Director: Carole Poliquin | Producer: Carole Poliquin
Focus Years: 2003 | Country: Canada
Synopsis:
Just as God created the world in seven days, today the all-powerful businessman is intending to sell it - in seven days. His ultimate goal: to declare the total market. Using an effective parody of the "Voice-Of-God" documentary style, the film shows the consequences of the world’s submission to private interests: a Canadian farmer is sued by Monsanto because patented seeds brought by the wind were growing in its fields, traditional knowledge is being patented in India, American people without insurance are denied healthcare, businessmen want to sell the Canadian fresh water to the highest bidder while thousands of people in the world are desperately needing it ... and other stories. Can the human community survive if all elements essential to life (water, healthcare, et cetera) and all elements forming the very basis of life itself (genes) become commercial goods? Will human rights prevail on corporate private profits?
The Bottom Line
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1hr : 02mins
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