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Roots of Tyranny

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Catalogue Number:  A296-019
Producer:  Theorem et Les films d'un jour
Subject:  Biography, Canadian World Studies, Documentary, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Studies, World History
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  France
Copyright Year:  2021
Running Time:  52:11


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Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Un: all of them were once children and teenagers before becoming tyrants. Roots of Tyranny delves into the childhood and youth of some of the most terrible dictators of the 20th and 21st centuries. These youthful portraits outline the future essence of the absolute power they would come to wield one day.

French narration / Voice-over English narration.

Also available in French: À la source de la tyrannie


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