South of the Border

South of the Border

2009•1h 42m•5.9/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(41)

A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.

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Production

Good Apple Productions, Muse Productions, New Element Productions, Pentagrama Films, Pampa Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

Self

Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chávez

Self

Evo Morales

Evo Morales

Self

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Self

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Self

Tariq Ali

Self

Raúl Castro

Self

Rafael Correa

Self

Fernando Lugo

Self

Néstor Kirchner

Néstor Kirchner

Self

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Self (archive footage)

Tariq Ali

Tariq Ali

Self

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