Oliver Stone's 'South Of The Border' To Premiere Stateside

By Simone Hilliard

Oliver Stone’s controversial documentary (which portrays him as Hugo Chávez's supporter) will finally make it's mark in North America on June 25. "South of the Border" will premiere in New York and feature a Q&A with Stone after the screening.

Critics have attacked the flick since Stone announced production back in 2008, after appearing all buddy-buddy in the media with the Venezuelan president. The doc chronicles Stone’s 2009 road trip around five countries in Latin America to explore the leftist movement in each area.

Stone's primary goal was to survey what he perceived to be misconceptions of Chávez and other South American leaders. What he got was a whole lot of criticism.

We haven’t seen the movie yet, but TIME compared it to the Michael Moore docu-comedy Capitalism: A Love Story (which also premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival):

The film's first section briefly synopsizes Chávez's life from his mud-hut birth in Sabaneta to his rise through the Venezuelan military, to his abortive coup attempt in 1992 and his election seven years later to lead the world's third-largest oil provider — increasing the standard of living for many of his country's poor while denying many rights to those, especially in the media, who would oppose him. In the movie's rose-colored lens, the President comes across as an outsize personality, equal parts machismo and charisma..."

Sounds intriguing!

To find a screening near you, visit the official "South of the Border" site and follow the film on Facebook and Twitter for more details.

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