http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/witness/2009/02/2009225151817244256.html
Saturday, March 14, 2009
17:16 Mecca time, 14:16 GMT
Red Oil
Filmmakers: Lucinda Broadbent and Aimara Reques
Ever since Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, was elected in 1998, he
has polarised opinion both at home and abroad with his strong socialist ideals.
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He has used the country's vast oil reserves to fund this social
revolution.
Moves have included nationalising the Venezuelan state oil company, the
PDVSA, and the billions of dollars it pumps into the economy every year.
Filmmaker Lucinda Broadbent and journalist Aimara Reques take an
imaginative look at the on-going oil saga in Venezuela.
They introduce us to some of the star players on both sides of the Chavez
divide as they chronicle the passionate power struggles, feuds, strikes and
victories, as well as the murkier side of the fight for Venezuela's Red Oil.
The film follows the dramatic ups and downs of Venezuela's state oil
company as Chavez takes control with the aim of using its profits to further
socialistic goals.
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