The Forum (2019)

7.0/10 • 116 min • Documentary

Overview

In times of rampant populism and increasing distrust of the elite, the filmmaker accompanies the 81-year-old founder of the controversial World Economic Forum over the period of one year in his efforts to implement his leitmotif: to improve the state of the world. Can the WEF contribute to solving global problems? Or is it rather an integral part of the problem?

Cast

Klaus Schwab

Donald Trump

Greta Thunberg

Justin Trudeau

Self

Jair Bolsonaro

David Attenborough

Narendra Modi

Theresa May

Angela Merkel

Al Gore

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