Social Genocide

• 7.529 Documentary
• 2004-03-18
• 120 minutes mins

After the fall of the military dictatorship in 1983, successive democratic governments launched a series of reforms purporting to turn Argentina into the world's most liberal and prosperous economy. Less than twenty years later, the Argentinians have lost literally everything: major national companies have been sold well below value to foreign corporations; the proceeds of privatizations have been diverted into the pockets of corrupt officials; revised labour laws have taken away all rights from employees; in a country that is traditionally an important exporter of foodstuffs, malnutrition is widespread; millions of people are unemployed and sinking into poverty; and their savings have disappeared in a final banking collapse. The film highlights numerous political, financial, social and judicial aspects that mark out Argentina's road to ruin.

Starring:

Mick Jagger (Self (archive footage)) Keith Richards (Self (archive footage)) Ronnie Wood (Self (archive footage)) Fernando E. Solanas (Narrator (voice)) Carlos Saúl Menem (Self (archive footage))

Director:

Fernando E. Solanas

Writer:

Fernando E. Solanas