The Corporate Coup D'État

The Corporate Coup D'État

89 mins | Documentary | Nov. 18, 2018

A democracy should protect its most vulnerable citizens, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigation blends the insights of experts with the experiences of citizens of the Rust Belt in the Midwest where the steel industry once flourished, but where closures and outsourcing have left urban areas desolate. It is here where Donald Trump finds some of his most fervent supporters.

The Corporate Coup D'État

89 mins | Documentary | Nov. 18, 2018

The Corporate Coup D'État
A democracy should protect its most vulnerable citizens, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigation blends the insights of experts with the experiences of citizens of the Rust Belt in the Midwest where the steel industry once flourished, but where closures and outsourcing have left urban areas desolate. It is here where Donald Trump finds some of his most fervent supporters.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Téléfilm Canada, Yle, ZDF/Arte, Super Channel, White Pine Pictures, Ventana Film, Ontario Creates
Original title The Corporate Coup D'État
Directors Fred Peabody
Writers

Cast

Chris Hedges

as Self - Journalist

Cornel West

as Self - Philosopher

John Ralston Saul

as Self - Philosopher

Lee Fang

as Self - 'The Intercept' Journalist

Philip Martin

as Self - WGBH Radio Presenter

Sarah Jaffe

as Self - Writer and Journalist

Anna Para

as Self - Housewife, Youngstown, Ohio

Bill Almashy

as Self - Unemployed Steel Worker

Bill Mullane

as Self - Former School Director

Chris Almashy

as Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio

Christopher Hunger

as Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey

Daniel E. Moore

as Self - Former Steel Worker

Darryl Parker

as Self - Inhabitant of Warren, Ohio

David Betras

as Self - Mahoning County Democratic Party

Delton Adams

as Self - Soup Kitchen Volunteer

Denise King

as Self - Soup Kitchen Cook

Doris Layfield

as Self - Delphi's Ex-Employee, Youngstown, Ohio

Frances Townsend

as Self - MacAndrews & Forbes Vice President

Gar Alperovitz

as Self - Economist and Historian

George Huncik

as Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio

Harry Wollett

as Self - Ex-Policeman, Youngstown, Ohio

Jim Himes

as Self - Democrat Representative

Jim Novicky

as Self - Ex-Trucker

Joe White

as Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey

John Delaney

as Self - Democrat Representative

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

as Self - Royal Oaks Bar Owner, Youngstown, Ohio

John Para

as Self - Ex-Installer, Youngstown, Ohio

Karen Talarico

as Self - Soup Kitchen Manager

Larry Mayfield

as Self - Former Railway Worker, Youngstown, Ohio

Mary Whisenant

as Self - Inhabitant of Camden, New Jersey

Matt Taibbi

as Self - 'Rolling Stone' Journalist

Maude Barlow

as Self - Writer and Activist

Pramila Jayapal

as Self - Democrat Representative

Richard Logan

as Self - Inhabitant of Youngstown, Ohio

Ron Verb

as Self - 570 WKBN Radio Presenter

Siddiq Salahuddin

as Self - Small Village Property, Youngstown, Ohio

Tracy Winbrush

as Self - Mahoning County Electoral Committee

Antonin Scalia

as Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)

James Michael Roche

as Self - General Motors CEO (archive footage)

Joe Atkins

as Self - Minnesota Democrat (archive footage)

Kevin O'Leary

as Self - Businessman (archive footage)

Ralph Nader

as Self - Lawyer and Consumer Advocate (archive footage)

Steve Gottwalt

as Self - Minnesota Republican (archive footage)

Barack Obama

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Clinton

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Donald Trump

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George H.W. Bush

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George W. Bush

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hillary Clinton

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)