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The Divide

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Seven stories of how economic division creates social division.
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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 04/24/2016
3/5
Katharine Round's good-looking, slickly produced documentary provides yet another reminder of the growing divide between rich and poor in the UK and US. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 04/21/2016
4/5
A fierce, unsettling film. Go to Full Review Phil W. Bayles Little White Lies 04/21/2016
3/5
Round is preaching to the choir, but the sermon is worth listening to. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Critic's Notebook 08/11/2018
There's nothing here to convince a rich person that perhaps there's an easier way for him or her to maintain his or her comfort. And the working-class people already know what they are going through. Go to Full Review Kevin Harley Total Film 01/02/2017
4/5
Travelling from gated communities to Glasgow, Round earns the trust of KFC employees, Wall Street wonders and more to show how we have been "submerged" in our financial lives. Go to Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher 04/27/2016
[A] hugely sympathetic film, but it's not difficult to sympathize with these people: they are all of us. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/30/2016 Super weak ending ruins this. See more 12/28/2016 A film that puts a human face on the sterile phrase "income inequality." This engaging and well-produced film provides a historical context for the descent into poverty of the working class as western nations' economies have transitioned from industrial to low-paying service-based. Never preachy, instead it focuses on the lives of representative figures from both sides. Viewers are permitted to judge for themselves whether the American dream is still alive. See more Read all reviews
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Katharine Round

Director

Noam Chomsky

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Max Hastings

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Kwame Anthony Appiah

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Richard Wilkinson

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Robert H. Frank

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Movie Info

Synopsis Seven stories of how economic division creates social division.
Director
Katharine Round
Producer
Katharine Round
Production Co
Dartmouth Films, Literally Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 14m
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