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Payback review Product Description
Payback movie was released Aug 21, 2012 by the Zeitgeist Films Ltd. studio. Jennifer Baichwal's documentary, inspired by Ms. Atwood's book, tries to keep up with that writer's agile mind and to flesh out some of her ideas in concrete images and specific stories. With Ms. Atwood herself on hand to provide commentary and intellectual guidance, Ms. Baichwal contemplates a blood feud in northern Albania, the terrible working conditions of tomato pickers in Florida and the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Her interview subjects include participants and witnesses, and also a smattering of experts, among them the economist Raj Patel, the ecologist William Rees and the religion scholar Karen Armstrong. The testimony is often fascinating, and the stories are gripping, in particular the grim Albanian situation, a land dispute between neighbors bound up in a deep and ancient code of honor and vengeance
Filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal draws inspiration from Margaret Atwood's famous essay "Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth" for this documentary examining the concept of debt from not only a financial perspective, but also from moral, economical, and spiritual viewpoints. Detailed examinations of a modern day blood feud in Albania, the controversy surrounding disgraced media magnate Conrad Black, the condemnation of BP in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, and the plight of Florida tomato growers as they fight for better working conditions reveal the high cost of ignoring our conscience in the quest for money and power.
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Payback video Product Details
| CD Universe Part number | 8653147 |
| Studio | Zeitgeist Films Ltd. |
| Orig Year | 2012 |
| DVD Encoding | Region 1 |
| Catalog number | 1144 |
| Discs | 1 |
| Release Date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Rating | Not Rated |
| Running Time | 86 Minutes |
| Additional Info | Subtitled |
| Movie Details | Color; Subtitled |
Payback DVD Features
DVD Features:
Region 1
Note: Q&A with Margaret Atwood and Director Jennifer Baichwal
Additional scenes with Atwood and Jane Goodall
Theatrical Trailer
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - Albanian, English, Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Albanian, English, Spanish
Subtitles - English
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