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Sale of a Nation
Television (Full Length) – 1991
As part of the radical 1980s neoliberal reform of the public and corporate sector in New Zealand, many government-run assets were turned into state owned enterprises; some were sold off to foreign buyers. Screening on TV3, this 1991 documentary, written by Metro columnist Bruce Jesson, examines the controversial programme by asking "who owns this country and who controls it?". Those answering range from businesspeople to politicians, academics, journalists, vox pops and critics of the ‘cashing-in’, from the Hamilton Jet family to UK environmentalist Teddy Goldsmith.
Who owns this country and who controls it?– The documentary's provoking question
Key Cast & Crew
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Produced by
Nimrod Films
Acknowledgements
Produced via the short film fund of the NZ Film Commission.
Made with funding from NZ On Air
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