Poverty, Inc. (2014)
- Directed by
- Michael Matheson Miller
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary questions how big the global charity industry has become and whether it actually helps poor countries. It argues that giving money directly can cause problems, and suggests that supporting business creation is a better way to reduce poverty.
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What happens
Poverty, Inc. is a 91-minute documentary inquiry into the nature of human flourishing and the effects of the multibillion dollar poverty industrial complex erected to promote it. The film challenges current perceptions of global charity and promotes entrepreneurship as an effective alternative to alleviating world poverty. The film was made by the Acton Institute, a free market think tank. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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