Invisible Hands

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Invisible Hands

2018

1h 14m

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The use of child labor and child trafficking within the supply chains of the world's largest corporations is exposed.

Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Nov 22, 2018

Showing how the intricate supply chains of global capitalism shield corporations like Nestlé and Unilever from responsibility, Tandon paints a depressing portrait of pain and poverty and exploitation.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Nov 20, 2018

A no-nonsense doc about an infuriating phenomenon.

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Phil Guie

Film-Forward.com

Mar 22, 2019

2/5

[Instead] of being out for blood, the film undergoes a tonal about-face down the home stretch, almost flattering the big corporations.

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

Dec 19, 2018

8/10

The best part of Shraysi Tandon's Invisible Hands is how well the case is made against child labor. We get a sense of the consequences it has on children, the corporate greed factor, and the unbelievable size of the problem.

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Sam Weisberg

L.A. Weekly

Nov 28, 2018

Invisible Hands lacks focus. Rather than targeting its rage at the most egregious megacorporations, calling for specific boycotts, it swipes broadly at consumerism as a whole.

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@RT12354753 Jan 2, 2025

Terrific, well-paced documentary that covers so many countries and industries and is really eye-opening. A must watch for anyone interested in shopping and buying smarter.

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Shraysi Tandon

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Kailash Satyarthi

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Nicholas Kristof

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Siddharth Kara

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Chad Beck

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Shraysi Tandon

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Synopsis

The use of child labor and child trafficking within the supply chains of the world's largest corporations is exposed.

Director: Shraysi Tandon
Producer: Charles Ferguson, Shraysi Tandon
Screenwriter: Chad Beck, Shraysi Tandon
Distributor: First Run Features
Production Co: First Run Features
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0K
Runtime: 1h 14m

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