The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
The Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in modern day US and UK - where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. By plotting these tales together, we uncover how virtually every aspect of our lives is controlled by one factor: the size of the gap between rich and poor.The film is inspired by "The Spirit Level" by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Katharine RoundDirector
Cast
- Noam ChomskyHimself
- Max HastingsHimself
- Richard G. WilkinsonHimself
- Robert FrankHimself
- Kwame Anthony AppiahHimself
- Michael MarmotHimself
- Richard BenjaminHimself
- Janet SparksHerself
- Leah TaylorHerself
- Ha-Joon ChangHimself
- Rochelle MonteHerself
- Alan BuddHimself
Stills
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Themes
globalizationeconomyunited kingdomwoman directoreconomic inequality