What is democracy?

Name: What is democracy?
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Released: 1971-01-01
Rating: 10

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96%

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60%

Popcornmeter

10.0

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Storyline

A political documentary that critically examines Colombian democracy, the 1970 elections, and the role of domestic and foreign elites in shaping the balance of power, questioning the extent to which the political system truly represents the will of the people.

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DirectorCarlos Álvarez Núñez

ReleasedJan 1, 1971

StatusReleased

Original languageSpanish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Fundación Latinoamericana Camilo Torres Restrepo

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“What Is Democracy? poses a question big enough for a series of films -- and still manages to answer it in consistently thoughtful and engaging fashion.”

96% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Gary Goldstein

RTLos Angeles TimesFeb 22, 2019

[A] kaleidoscopic, somewhat random, yet always involving approach to a major concept that, despite the wealth and breadth of Taylor's offerings here, feels like just the first step in surveying anew where democracy stands.

Leah Pickett

RTChicago ReaderFeb 14, 2019

[Taylor] presents an inclusive and necessary debate, asking whether democracy today really is of, by, and for the people, and if it ever was.

John DeFore

RTThe Hollywood ReporterJan 16, 2019

Unfocused but consistently engaging.

Cate Marquis

RTAWFJ.orgOct 25, 2021

What is Democracy? asks that question by posing it to various people - experts in Greek history, social scientists, academics, ordinary Americans - and comes up with some startling answers.