The Great American Lie

The Great American Lie

2020 · 88 min · ★ 5.0 · Documentary

Examines how a US value system built on the extreme masculine ideals of money, power and control has glorified individualism, institutionalized inequality, and undermined the ability of most Americans to achieve the American Dream.

Directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom

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