Jean Ziegler: The Optimism of Willpower
2016, French. Directed by Nicolas Wadimoff.
In 1964, Che Guevara asked the young Jean Ziegler to stay in Switzerland to fight in the "Monster brain" capitalist. Since then, Jean Ziegler nerve stops fighting against injustices as a public writer, a speaker and as a Kofi Annan collaborator. During a trip to Cuba, his ideas are challenged by what he discover on the island.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Jean Ziegler: The Optimism of Willpower is streaming on OVID in India.
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- Released
- 23 November 2016
- Original title
- Jean Ziegler, l'optimisme de la volonté
- Country
- Switzerland
- Written by
- Emmanuel Gétaz, Nicolas Wadimoff
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Jean Ziegler: The Optimism of Willpower (2016) was directed by Nicolas Wadimoff and stars Erica Deuber Ziegler, Roberto Fernández Retamar, Segis Petschen.