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Requiem for the American Dream

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 2015-04-18

Runtime: 73 mins

Director: Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott, Peter D. Hutchison

Writer: Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott

Spoken language: Français, English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Requiem for the American Dream

Production Companies: PF Pictures, Naked City Films

Production Countries: United States of America

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