{"id":4814,"date":"2005-09-06T16:59:13","date_gmt":"2005-09-06T20:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=4814"},"modified":"2018-09-11T14:28:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T18:28:20","slug":"unfinished-country-video-full-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/video\/unfinished-country-video-full-episode\/4814\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Full Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><!--[if gte mso 9]&amp;gt;  Normal 0       MicrosoftInternetExplorer4  &amp;lt;![endif]--><!--[if !mso]&amp;gt;--><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Battered by hurricanes, embroiled in political turmoil, plagued by kidnappings and largely ignored by the international community, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Haiti<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> is trying, yet again, to create democracy. As the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Western hemisphere<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u2019s poorest country attempts to organize for November 2005 presidential elections, hardened veterans of its endless cycle of uprisings and downfalls are trading guns for voter registration cards, warily giving the election process their support. In a character-driven narrative, we capture life on <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Haiti<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u2019s streets and among its power-brokers by interweaving five personal stories. Through unfettered access to political strongmen, gangsters turned presidential hopefuls, and ordinary Haitian citizens, <em><span>Wide Angle<\/span><\/em> reveals the country\u2019s struggle to fashion a true representative government out of a volatile failed state.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='videostage cf'><div class='stage'><video width='640' height='360' controls id='mainstage' poster='https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/wa-unfinishedcountry-chapter1-thumb.jpg'><source src='https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/unfinishedcountry-ch-1-flash520flipfactory.mp4' type='video\/mp4'><\/video><\/div><div class='playlist'><ul><li class='cf'><a href='#' onclick='document.getElementById(\"mainstage\").src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/unfinishedcountry-ch-1-flash520flipfactory.mp4\"; document.getElementById(\"mainstage\").play();  return false;'><figure><img src='https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/wa-unfinishedcountry-chapter1-thumb.jpg'><\/figure><section>Wide Angle anchor Bill Moyers introduces Unfinished Country.<\/section><\/a><\/li><li class='cf'><a href='#' onclick='document.getElementById(\"mainstage\").src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/unfinishedcountry-ch-2-flash520flipfactory.mp4\"; document.getElementById(\"mainstage\").play();  return false;'><figure><img src='https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/wa-unfinishedcountry-chapter2-thumb.jpg'><\/figure><section>Background on the coup that ousted former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004, culminating in preparations for upcoming presidential elections. Within the next three months, 424 polling stations<\/section><\/a><\/li><li class='cf'><a href='#' onclick='document.getElementById(\"mainstage\").src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/unfinishedcountry-ch-3-flash520flipfactory.mp4\"; document.getElementById(\"mainstage\").play();  return false;'><figure><img src='https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/wa-unfinishedcountry-chapter3-thumb.jpg'><\/figure><section>Aristide supporters in the poor slums of the capital Port-au-Prince view the impending elections with skepticism, while Haiti\u2019s wealthy elite debate how to address the country\u2019s deteriorating politica<\/section><\/a><\/li><li class='cf'><a href='#' onclick='document.getElementById(\"mainstage\").src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/unfinishedcountry-ch-4-flash520flipfactory.mp4\"; document.getElementById(\"mainstage\").play();  return false;'><figure><img src='https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/wa-unfinishedcountry-chapter4-thumb.jpg'><\/figure><section>Former rebel leader Guy Philippe hits the presidential campaign trail. 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