Jean Ziegler: The Optimism of Willpower
2016•AA•1h 33m•5.6•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Nicolas Wadimoff
Writer
Nicolas Wadimoff, Emmanuel Gétaz
Languages
German, English, Spanish
Studio
Dreampixies
Cast
Erica Deuber Ziegler
Roberto Fernández Retamar
Segis Petschen
José Alberto Hernández de la Osa
Luis Hernández Serrano
Yamila Morales Góngora
Dianelys González Sardiña
Production
Company
Dreampixies
Company
SRG SSR
Company
ARTE GEIE
Company
RTS
Company
SRF
Producer
Emmanuel Gétaz
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