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Title: life and debt
Review: If you can get yourself past the heavyhanded judgment now and then (of nearly all tourists in Jamaica, for example), this movie does an excellent job of quantifying the questionable role of the World Bank in Jamaica's domestic affairs. Under the guise of assistance from above for the island to join the world economy, instead what we witness is a systematic deterioration of Jamaican business enterprises while the "world" takes advantage wherever it can.I must say that previous to viewing this film, I was hardly convinced that the demonstrators at World Bank events weren't ideologues of the type I usually find painful to listen to. Now, I'm not convinced still, but I sure am interested to investigate the veracity of this film's thesis.I much enjoyed the scenes of everyday workers in various enterprises on the island. Their testaments have the ring of truth to them. The montage of the film is well balanced. The overall effect is compelling.
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