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Requiem for the American Dream

Requiem for the American Dream

Documentary · 2015

Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality – tracing a half-century of policies designed to favor the most wealthy at the expense of the majority – while also looking back on his own life of activism and political participation. He provides penetrating insight into what may well be the lasting legacy of our time – the death of the middle class, and swan song of functioning democracy.

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Requiem for the American Dream

“Noam Chomsky and the PRINCIPLES of CONCENTRATION of WEALTH & POWER”

2015 Documentary 1h 13m

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7.7 / 10

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Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality – tracing a half-century of policies designed to favor the most wealthy at the expense of the majority – while also looking back on his own life of activism and political participation. He provides penetrating insight into what may well be the lasting legacy of our time – the death of the middle class, and swan song of functioning democracy.

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Directed by

Kelly Nyks · Jared P. Scott · Peter D. Hutchison

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Peter D. Hutchison · Jared P. Scott · Kelly Nyks

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.