Documentary · Switzerland · 2016 · 1h 33m

Jean Ziegler: The Optimism of Willpower

Jean Ziegler, l'optimisme de la volonté

Director

Cast

Erica Deuber Ziegler as Roberto Fernández Retamar as Segis Petschen as José Alberto Hernández de la Osa as Luis Hernández Serrano as Yamila Morales Góngora as

Crew

Camille Cottagnoud — Director of Photography Joseph Areddy — Director of Photography Karine Sudan — Editor Nicolas Wadimoff — Writer Emmanuel Gétaz — Writer Emmanuel Gétaz — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

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Key Collaborators

Nicolas Wadimoff Director Camille Cottagnoud Director of Photography Joseph Areddy Director of Photography Karine Sudan Editor Nicolas Wadimoff Writer Emmanuel Gétaz Writer Emmanuel Gétaz Producer

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