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Give Us the Money (2012)
59 min | Documentary

Give Us the Money (2012)

59 min | Documentary

Can glitz and celebrity save the world? Thirty years ago, rock stars Bob Geldof and Bono set out on a journey to fight poverty in Africa. They tried to convince some of the wiliest and mightiest politicians on earth to change the world. ...See moreCan glitz and celebrity save the world? Thirty years ago, rock stars Bob Geldof and Bono set out on a journey to fight poverty in Africa. They tried to convince some of the wiliest and mightiest politicians on earth to change the world. Give us the Money tracks their journey through famines and palaces, and world-wide TV-audiences. But how successful have they really been? Did they manage to make the world a better place? Bosse Lindquist's film tracks the history of this idea. "A band of musicians set out to change the world" he says "and now the time has come to ask: What did they achieve, and is celebrity politics is the right way of combating world poverty?"' See less

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37 cast members

Name	Known for
Pooneh Ghoddoosi Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Give Us the Money (2012)
Bob Geldof Self Self See fewer	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Bono Self Self See fewer	Across the Universe (2007)
Ato Woldu Self - farmer, Tigray Region, Ethiopia Self - farmer, Tigray Region, Ethiopia See fewer	Give Us the Money (2012)
Gebru Asrat Self - former president of Tigray Region, Ethiopia Self - former president of Tigray Region, Ethiopia See fewer	Give Us the Money (2012)
Jamie Drummond Self - co-founded the advocacy organization DATA Self - co-founded the advocacy organization DATA See fewer	Give Us the Money (2012)
Muhammad Ali Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Greatest (1977)
Ann Pettifor Self - Drop the Debt campaign Self - Drop the Debt campaign See fewer	97% Owned (2012)
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Tom Hart Self - lobbyist for The Episcopal Church Self - lobbyist for The Episcopal Church See fewer	Give Us the Money (2012)
Robert Shriver Self - activist and attorney Self - activist and attorney See fewer	True Lies (1994)
John Kasich Self - Governor of Ohio Self - Governor of Ohio See fewer	Graves (I) (2016)
Paul Collier Self - professor of economics, University of Oxford Self - professor of economics, University of Oxford See fewer	Kulturplatz (2004)
Shriti Vadera Self - investment banker Self - investment banker See fewer	Question Time (1979)
Trevor Neilson Self - Global Philanthropy Group Self - Global Philanthropy Group See fewer	Pandemic: Facing AIDS (2003)
Bill Gates Self Self See fewer	Frasier (1993)
Edward W. Scott Self - businessman, philanthropist Self - businessman, philanthropist See fewer	Give Us the Money (2012)
Dambisa Moyo Self - international economist, author of book 'Dead Aid' Self - international economist, author of book 'Dead Aid' See fewer	The CNBC Conversation (2014)
Mariéme Jamme Self - co-founder of Africa Gathering Self - co-founder of Africa Gathering See fewer	Give Us the Money (2012)
Paul Zeitz Self - Global AIDS Alliance Self - Global AIDS Alliance See fewer	Now on PBS (2002)
George W. Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Journeys with George (2002)
Bill Frist Self - United States Senator Self - United States Senator See fewer	Boots on the Ground in Haiti (2016)
Jesse Helms Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dear Jesse (1997)
Joshua Bolten Self - White House Chief of Staff Self - White House Chief of Staff See fewer	Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (2018)
Tom Sheridan Self - lobbyist for DATA Self - lobbyist for DATA See fewer	Give Us the Money (2012)
James Traub Self - The New York Times Magazine Self - The New York Times Magazine See fewer	Infrarouge (2006)
Gordon Brown Self - Chancellor of the Exchequer 1997-2007 Self - Chancellor of the Exchequer 1997-2007 See fewer	Songs of Praise (1961)
Nelson Mandela Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Meles Zenawi Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Motherland (2010)
Ben Rawlence Self - consultant to the Africa division, Human Rights Watch Self - consultant to the Africa division, Human Rights Watch See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Merera Gudina Self - professor of political science, Addis Ababa University Self - professor of political science, Addis Ababa University See fewer	Give Us the Money (2012)
Richard Curtis Self Self See fewer	Love Actually (2003)
Birhan Woldu Self - Ethiopian famine survivor Self - Ethiopian famine survivor See fewer	Live 8 (2005)
Oliver Harvey Self - journalist, The Sun Self - journalist, The Sun See fewer	Arthur: A Life with the Royal Family (2022)
John Hilary Self - War on Want Self - War on Want See fewer	The True Cost (2015)
Justin Forsyth Self - Save the Children Self - Save the Children See fewer	Breakfast (2000)
Owen Barder Self - Center for Global Development Self - Center for Global Development See fewer	Give Us the Money (2012)