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South of the Border

2009 · 1h 42m · NOT RATED Documentary
Directed by Oliver Stone

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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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Rotten

What's frustrating about the film is that even though it's clear Stone is making a number of valid and important points about both media manipulation and America's untoward political influence, he's also so obviously biased in his reporting.

Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten

Stone has a crucial, overlooked viewpoint to impart, but as a documentary filmmaker, his content and technique are not terribly engaging.

Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe
Rotten

It looks like raw notes and impressions for a future novel.

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh

South of the Border offers valuable historical, social and political context, particularly if you aren't an international-news junkie.

Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic
Fresh

Oliver Stone might not be the ideal reporter to send on a truth-seeking mission to South America, but if nobody else wants to do it, we have to take what we can get.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

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