Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005)

Directed by

Robert Greenwald

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines how Walmart's business practices affect workers and small businesses. It uses interviews and statistics to paint a negative picture of the company.

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What happens

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is a 2005 documentary film by director Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films about the American multinational corporation and retail conglomerate Walmart. The film presents a negative picture of Walmart's business practices through interviews with former employees, small business owners, and footage of Walmart executives. Greenwald also uses statistics interspersed between interview footage, to provide an objective analysis of the effects Walmart has on individuals and communities. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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