Trailer for Oliver Stone’s South of the Border
Oliver Stone’s latest film, (not Wall Street 2) has got a new trailer. The feature’s entitled South of the Border, and is a documentary that will premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival. In typical Stone fashion, the director doesn’t shy away from controversy with the film’s subject matter. The following trailer gives us a peek into South of the Border’s attack on U.S. propaganda and its portrayal of Latin American leaders.
As you can see, Stone focuses primarily on Hugo Chavez and his portrayal in the media, but he also interviews several other political figures. Some of the people highlighted represent Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, even the President of Cuba got into the mix.
It’s easy to see this film as a big propaganda piece in its own right. There’s actually a shot of one of the presidents playing soccer with Stone on his front lawn. Every Latin person is not born with a soccer ball attached to their hip! Either way, the film is supposed to shed a positive light on countries that have otherwise been shown as magnets for conflict.
What do you think of Stone’s trailer for South of the Border? Do you see it as propaganda?
Monday, September 7, 2009 1:48PM
IF this Film makes Chavez into a nice guy, this is pure propaganda. In the middle of oliver stone filmming this movie. Chavez helped with the negociations between the FARC and the colombian Government for the release of several hostages. In which he was trying to say that FARC, a NArco Terrorist group that he supports" were just people that were misunderstood. Months later, in one of the most daring military operations that the Colombian government made, they were able to gather intelligence that proves that HUGO CHAVEZ supports one of the most notorious Narco Guerrillas groups in South America, which is the FARC. Any one that has lived or has family in Colombia or Venezuela could tell you the great things of our countries but also could tell you how horrible HUGA CHAvez is. Check out "CARACAS Nine" the movie, and see that is not the US that is saying that Chavez is a dictador and bad one for that matter.
Monday, September 7, 2009 3:36PM
Oliver Stone makes reason to his name: he is completely stone. Because he spends few days with Chavez and Evo it doesn't mean he knows exactly what is going on. If he really wanted to know how things are going, he just had to stay in Caracas walking the streets and asking people how things are going… of course any president is going to give you a wonderful view of theur country. I lived in Caracas for many years and I know what it used to look like… Chavez with his Revolution (or how they call it Robolucion / from the work Robar = steal) is finishing with Venezuela little by little. Why Mr. Stone doesn't say in the movie that while he gives to Bolivia US$ 3 Billions (yes, 3,000,000,000.00) he doesn't invest on infrastructure… or why he is giving daily 150K barrels of oil to Cuba (that means US$ 10M/day) while the public hospitals, schools and public services are worst every day (water shortages, power failures as a result of poor and damaged infrastructure). I know the press here in the US changes the truth, but people like Stone doesn't (or doesn't want) to see the reality from all points of view.. Mr Stone, please buy a nice house in Caracas and stay living for 1 year and then if you are still alive by then, I will like to hear your story…
Monday, September 7, 2009 5:16PM
rafael and mic u know nothing about VENEZUELA…you guys are what i call MARICOS….MENTE DE POLLO! MAMAGUEVOSSSSSS
stop looking for bad things to say, just enjoy the film, and please….ITS OLIVER STONE….learn men, venezuela its not that bad, so stop blaming chavez for the little things you all know about a country that wants change, dont just listen to the news you get here in the US, try to be a bit open minded, not all they say here is true either..
enjoy the movie, i think its just a different point of view which we have never seem or heard of here in AMERICA!!!
Monday, September 7, 2009 9:08PM
Unfortunately, the Venezuela I lived (more than 10 years ago) was a place where everyone could get along, the owner of a business will go on a Friday and drink some beers with the workers and play "Bolas Criollas" or dominoes. That doesn't happen now, because Mr. Chavez has made sure that hate fills the soul of all people (workers, bosses, rich, poor, medium class) and consumes what ever little is left of Venezuela.. that is the Bolivarian Revolution: HATE
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 4:42PM
"the great USA"??? "similar"?? clearly, you have no idea what you're talking about. Two weeks ago 35 radio stations were closed because they were from the opposition. The government will only give loans to people who are part of their government party, thus alienating millions of people in need. And, by the way, if you had EVER been in a South American country, you would KNOW that there is NO WAY you can compare "urban ghettos" to Caracas' "barrios". My mother, one of my best friends, and my brother in law were kidnapped (in completely different places and situations) in their cars, and the only reason why they're still alive is because they were "lucky". No my dear, it is NOT like "the great USA"…. not at all. Just read a bit, and be open-minded, and maybe you'll realize that things are in fact different.
Friday, September 11, 2009 2:35AM
todos los que vivimos en el continente americano somos americanos, estados unidos es norteamerica asi que yanques dejen de llamarse a ud mismos americanos y por favor go home
Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:01AM
Stone is a fool and this is pure propaganda. Chavez's brutality and suppression of dissent in his our country is bad enough. Worse he threatens and sends weapons, money and gives sanctuary to undermine South America's oldest democracy, Colombia, and its popular president. Perhaps Chavez may be charming but people DIE because of him — it will be a very long time before the blood is washed from his hands. Stone your nativity is inexcusable.
Sunday, December 27, 2009 6:40PM
This film does a lot to dispell the myths propagated by the Bush administration and his sponsor Exxon (and the propaganda arm of the Republican party Fox News).
90% of the population of the country is far better off with Chavez as their leader. It's primarily the 1% that owned 90% of the contry's weath that are disenchaned with him.
Saturday, January 2, 2010 10:03AM
Stone has yet to break ranks or silence about he and his industry selling-out and sucking-up
to the most awesomely genocidal regime in world history —across the Pacific! Meanwhile he
dishes up still more tired 70's show political 'conscience'.
Oh well, look at the bright side. Unlike Fidel -son of wealthy Cuban landowners -Castro
or Che -son of wealthy doctors -'Messiah-guy' Guevara -or Oliver -son of Yalie stockbbrokers
-Stone —Chavez —ALMOST comes from the working class (son of school teachers like
Vladamir 'gentry-level' Lenin).
It's good to see the radical left getting back to its REAL roots.
—LOL