The Globalisation Tapes

20031h 11min

Filmed by Indonesian workers during their working hours on rubber and palm oil plantations, this film exposes the devastating role of militarism and repression in building the “global economy.” Through chilling first hand accounts, hilarious improvised interventions, collective debate, and archival footage, the film explores the relationships between trade, Third World debt, and international institutions like the IMF and World Bank.

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Filmed by Indonesian workers during their working hours on rubber and palm oil plantations, this film exposes the devastating role of militarism and repression in building the “global economy.” Through chilling first hand accounts, hilarious improvised interventions, collective debate, and archival footage, the film explores the relationships between trade, Third World debt, and international institutions like the IMF and World Bank.

Released
January 1, 2003
Runtime
1h 11min
Director
Joshua OppenheimerChristine CynnAnarBasirErmanHayatiJumiatiKarmanKirmanMirzaMisnanMuntoha
Genre
Documentary
Language
Indonesian
Production
Independent Plantation Workers’ Union of Sumarta, The International Union of Food and Agricultural Workers, Vision Machine Film Project
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