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The End of Poverty?

Name: The End of Poverty?
Director: Philippe Diaz
Released: 2008
Duration: 106 min

Representation Score

4.0/10

Limited

2008

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Director

Philippe Diaz

Runtime

106 minutes

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Philippe Diaz’s documentary offers a critical look at global economic structures using a post-colonial framework. It shifts the focus from individual misfortune to systemic issues, framing poverty as a result of historical institutional policies. The film's primary strength lies in its radical critique of Western economic dominance. By centering the Global South and featuring diverse intellectuals, it challenges the traditional Western-centric view of economic discourse. However, the film's narrow focus on macro-economics leads to a lack of representation for LGBTQ+ and disability identities. It also fails to explore how poverty specifically impacts different genders.

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Category Breakdown

Does The End of Poverty? have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The documentary focuses on macro-economic and geopolitical structures. There is no specific focus on LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender expressions.

How does The End of Poverty? portray gender?

Fair

The film's main focus is on socioeconomic issues rather than gender-specific topics. It does not deeply examine how poverty affects different genders.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The End of Poverty??

Excellent

The film highlights the impact of colonial history on modern economic conditions by focusing on the Global South. It centers voices from developing nations and uses a post-colonial perspective.

How does The End of Poverty? represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The narrative challenges Western-led institutions like the IMF and World Bank. It frames the struggle for economic justice through a critique of Western dominance and capitalist structures.

Does The End of Poverty? include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not address neurodivergence, physical disabilities, or chronic illnesses in its analysis of economic structures.

Present on Screen

Prioritizes voices from developing nations and diverse activists, shifting the focus to the Global South.
Offers a sophisticated post-colonial critique of Western-led financial institutions and neoliberalism.
Reframes poverty as a systemic issue of power and historical struggle rather than individual failure.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation or narrative focus on LGBTQ+ identities and non-traditional gender expressions.
Fails to explore the specific gendered experiences of economic deprivation.
Does not address neurodivergence, physical disabilities, or chronic illnesses within its structural analysis.

Official Synopsis

The End of Poverty? asks if the true causes of poverty today stem from a deliberate orchestration since colonial times which has evolved into our modern system whereby wealthy nations exploit the poor. People living and fighting against poverty answer condemning colonialism and its consequences; land grab, exploitation of natural resources, debt, free markets, demand for corporate profits and the evolution of an economic system in in which 25% of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth. Featuring Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz, authors/activist Susan George, Eric Toussaint, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and more.

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