Originally released as a documentary in April 2010.

Documentary.

Special features of this DVD: extended intervews with experts, including John Perkins, Heather Remoff, Joshua Farley, Mason Gaffney, Hwo Okoth-Ogendo, and Gitu wa Kahengeri; interview with director ; Stawi Youth & Adult Centre (Kenya) profile ; manifesto to end global poverty ; DVD-ROM content, resources and actions and a new remedy for poverty ; scene selection.

Official selection of more than 25 international film festivals.

Directory of photography, Philippe Diaz ; editor, Tom Von Doom ; original score, Cristian Bettler, Max Soussan.

Martin Sheen, narrator ; featuring Clifford Cobb, William Easterly, Susan George, Chalmers Johnson, John Perkins, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Eric Toussaint and many more.

Explains how global poverty began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor. Today's financial crisis is a direct consequence of these unchallenged policies that have lasted centuries. Features expert insights from Nobel Prize winners, acclaimed authors, university professors, government ministers, and the leaders of social movements.

Not rated.

DVD.

Audio tracks in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Swahili ; subtitled in English, French and Spanish.