VENICE -- Good-humored, illuminating and without cant, Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's
documentary "South of the Border" is a rebuttal of what he views as the fulminations and lies
of right-wing media at home and abroad regarding the socialist democracies of South America.
Featuring interviews with seven national leaders who all express great affection for their neighbors
to the north if not for historical U.S. foreign policy, the film suggests a clear way forward for a
continent that has largely shaken off the grip of imperialism and what Stone calls predatory
capitalism as opposed to benign capitalism.
documentary "South of the Border" is a rebuttal of what he views as the fulminations and lies
of right-wing media at home and abroad regarding the socialist democracies of South America.
Featuring interviews with seven national leaders who all express great affection for their neighbors
to the north if not for historical U.S. foreign policy, the film suggests a clear way forward for a
continent that has largely shaken off the grip of imperialism and what Stone calls predatory
capitalism as opposed to benign capitalism.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - South of the Border
-- Film Review
-- Film Review
(September 6, 2009)
