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''The Weight of Chains 2'' is a 2014 Canadian-Serbian〔(The Weight of Chains 2 ) Subversive Festival in Zagreb, Croatia〕 documentary film about the political and economic situation in the countries of the former Yugoslavia.〔(Malagurski: Uz puno truda bolje sutra može da se ostvari ) Večernje novosti〕 Directed and produced by Boris Malagurski, the film was released on November 20, 2014 at the Serbian Film Festival at Montecasino in Johannesburg, South Africa.〔(The Serbian Film festival at Montecasino ) Montecasino.co.za〕 As the sequel of ''The Weight of Chains'',〔(Boris Malagurski: Želim da radim u Srbiji )〕 the film deals with neoliberal economic reforms in the Balkans〔 and discusses the effects of these reforms on all aspects of life in the former Yugoslavia, from politics, economics, military, culture and education to the media. "Through stories of stolen and sold off companies, corrupt politicians, fictional tribunals, destructive foreign investors and various economic-military alliances, the film deconstructs modern myths about everything we've been told will bring us a better life", Malagurski told Tanjug.〔(The premiere of The Weight of Chains 2 on January 31 ) Tanjug.rs〕 == Synopsis == The film starts with events that led to the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević on 5 October 2000. It analyzes the National Endowment for Democracy's financing of the Otpor! resistance movement, together with the West's training of Serbian activists and politicians in Budapest and discusses the row between the government and the opposition concerning electoral fraud accusations. The film continues to assess Serbia's economy after the fall of Milošević.〔(USA chtějí okupovat celý svět, představoval v Praze srbský režisér svůj film. A dal všem návod, jak se tomu vzepřít ) Parlamentní Listy〕 As the concept of neoliberalism is explained in the film, from the teachings of Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises, to Milton Friedman and the Chicago Boys, and the spread of neoliberalism from the overthrow of Salvador Allende in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, which brought Augusto Pinochet to power, to Margaret Thatcher's reforms in the United Kingdom and Ronald Reagan's reforms in the United States,〔(The Weight of Chains 2 ) NSPM.rs〕 Malagurski argues that a 'shock-economy' based on the Washington Consensus led Serbia and other countries to the edge of existence,〔http://m.vesti-online.com/Dijaspora/drzava/Nemacka/Vesti/459852/Buntom-protiv-lanaca〕 with the United States imposing these policies by installing puppet regimes. The film asserts that non-governmental organizations, with multimillion-dollar budgets and direct connections with Washington, help keep U.S.-friendly regimes in power and the people in line. Noting that Russia demanded that NGOs register as "foreign agents" in that country to solve this problem, Malagurski mentions that the United States also passed the Foreign Agents Registration Act.〔 "Institutions like the International Monetary Fund", Malagurski said in a discussion, "act like hitmen", whose policies "destroyed the economies of many countries".〔 The destruction of the education system in the former Yugoslavia is assessed in the film as well, with Malagurski arguing that adopting the neoliberal model led to a drastic decrease in quality of learning, combined with vulgar television shows that aim to dumb down the populace.〔 Malagurski then briefly tackles the topic of the Yugoslav wars, claiming that Slobodan Milošević and Franjo Tuđman, leaders on opposite sides of the conflict, had several common banks abroad where they hid money that was stolen during the war. The film argues that Croatian general Ante Gotovina amassed enormous wealth during the war as well.〔 Carla Del Ponte then discusses the case of Ramush Haradinaj, openly admitting that he was freed because of political pressure from the United States. She also said that UNMIK refused to send evidence of organ theft in Kosovo, arguing that "since NATO and the Kosovo Liberation Army were partners during the war, they couldn't act against each other after the war."〔 The 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt is analyzed in the film, with Hugo Chávez, who previously changed Venezuela's neoliberal constitution and defied the IMF, briefly being replaced with a President loyal to the United States, arguing that the coup d'état failed because many people went to the streets to demand Chávez back, with Chávez quickly being re-installed as President.〔 Malagurski then presents his recommendations for how a country can free itself from Western control - by protecting local industry, as the film argues that foreign investments destroy local production (noting the examples of South Korea, which restricted foreign investments, as well as Finland from 1930 to 1980),〔(What shocked Carla Del Ponte ) Politika〕 creating a welfare state and making protesting a way of life.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Weight of Chains 2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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