JUNE 18, NEXT SCREENING AT BOLIVAR HALL

In December 2001 the Argentine financial system collapsed. The life savings of millions of people evaporated overnight, while billions of dollars had been taken abroad by corporations and millionaires. The effects on the real economy were devastating: mass unemployment, hunger and pauperisation. On the 20th and 21st of December 2001, millions of people took on the streets of Buenos Aires. In fifteen days country had three presidents.

Six months earlier the IMF was presenting Argentina as the example to follow for Latin America. What happened to the promises of modernity, employment and welfare made by politicians, businessmen, economists and their media communicators? “Memory of a plunder” is the chronicle of the neo-liberal roaring 90’s and its consequences in Argentina and, by extension, in the whole of Latin America.




“Memory of a plunder” means Fernando “Pino” Solanas’ return to social documentary. The result is, once again, a remarkable document and a breathtaking film.

6:45 PM FREE ENTRY AT BOLIVAR HALL - 54 GRAFTON WAY (WARREN STREET TUBE) see map