The documentary, South of the Border, informs its viewers about the conflict between South American leaders and United States institutions, primarily the government and the media. The events shown and narrated through the film can be interpreted through the use of sociological theories, which is the main purpose of this film analysis. This article aims to explain the causes of the realities presented through concepts and theories from the field of sociology. Director Oliver Stone embarked on a journey across the Latin American continent with the aim of filling the gaps left by the mainstream media on social and political movements in the southern continent. Through a series of interviews he conducted with Presidents Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, Cristina Kirchner and former President Nėstor Kirchner of Argentina, Evo Morales of Bolivia, Fernando Lugo of Paraguay, Lula da Silva of Brazil, Rafael Correa of ​​Ecuador and Raúl Castro of Cuba, Stone was able to compare first-hand information provided by the leaders themselves with that reported and published by the media (“Synopsis,” n.d.). It sheds light on the measures these leaders had to take to initiate change in their respective countries, even as their public identities were at stake. Several examples in the film showed the discrepancy between these two sources, underlining the US government's interest in greatly influencing the media to present biased and unfounded opinions. The film opens with a news broadcast reporting Chávez's coca use and linking him to the supposedly poor. government of Venezuela. He was called dictator, along with Morales, who was not directly mentioned in the segment but was simply called "the dictator of Bolivia" which gave him... middle of paper... interconnected through sociological concepts. The capitalists (United States) wanted to maintain their power over the proletariat (South America) thanks to its resources (oil, natural gas). In this struggle for power, social institutions (government, media) have sought ways to influence people to serve their own interests. Aware of the inequality among themselves, South Americans were pushed to form a social movement towards change through reforms and the exercise of democracy. Works Cited Inequality. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster.com. Accessed March 2, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inequalityKinloch, G.C. (1989). Society as power: an introductory sociology. NJ: Prentice Hall.Shaefer, R. (2013). Sociology in modules (2nd ed). NY: McGraw-Hill.Synopsis. (n.d.). Accessed March 1, 2014, from http://www.southoftheborderdoc.com/synopsis/