Jean Ziegler: The Optimism of Willpower

Jean Ziegler: The Optimism of Willpower

93 mins | Documentary | Nov. 23, 2016

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.

Jean Ziegler: The Optimism of Willpower

93 mins | Documentary | Nov. 23, 2016

Jean Ziegler: The Optimism of Willpower
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.
Producers SRG SSR, Dreampixies, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ARTE G.E.I.E.
Original title Jean Ziegler, l'optimisme de la volonté
Directors Nicolas Wadimoff
Writers Emmanuel Gétaz, Nicolas Wadimoff