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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Original title: Chavez: Inside the Coup
  • 20032003
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 14m
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)
Documentary
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
94,212
10,308
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    • Directors
      • Kim Bartley
      • Donnacha O'Briain
    • Stars
      • Hugo Chávez
      • Pedro Carmona(archive footage)
      • Jesse Helms(archive footage)
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    • Directors
      • Kim Bartley
      • Donnacha O'Briain
    • Stars
      • Hugo Chávez
      • Pedro Carmona(archive footage)
      • Jesse Helms(archive footage)
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    • 68User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 3 nominations

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    Hugo Chávez
    Hugo Chávez
    • Self
    Pedro Carmona
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jesse Helms
    Jesse Helms
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Colin Powell
    Colin Powell
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    George Tenet
    George Tenet
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Kim Bartley
      • Donnacha O'Briain
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    • Trivia
      The filmmakers were accused of omissions and distortions in another film, X-Ray of a Lie (Radiografía de una mentira) the 2004 documentary examined The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Brian A. Nelson, who wrote The Silence and the Scorpion: The Coup Against Chavez and the Making of Modern Venezuela, says X-Ray of a Lie includes a "blow-by-blow of [The Revolution's] manipulations". Nelson says Baralt Avenue was not empty as the film portrays, "so the filmmakers put a black bar at the top of the frame to hide the Metropolitan Police trucks that were still there", among other manipulations.
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      Featured in Radiografía de una mentira (2004)

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    10/10
    Most fascinating and shocking documentary I've ever seen
    Never before and never after has there been a documentary like this. What you get here is the most fascinating and unique look at historical events ever captured on film: you get to be inside a coup d'état in Venezuela while it is actually happening.

    What happens before your eyes is stunning, shocking - and if it weren't for the very real events of similar nature in the past in other Latin American countries, unbelievable. The footage shown is brutal, but as to what we are actually seeing and what we are led to believe by clever construction - as Chavez' opponents are claiming - has to be decided by the viewer.

    The heated debate this documentary has started is nearly as interesting as the coup itself, and I certainly won't give my personal opinion about what I believe to be the truth. But whether it's the best propaganda film ever or the most compelling capture of true events on celluloid since the footage of the JFK assassination - this is essential viewing.

    See it, read about it - and then make up your own mind. 10 out of 10.

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 2003 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • Netherlands
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • France
      • Finland
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • La revolución no será transmitida
    • Filming locations
      • Miraflores, Caracas, Venezuela
    • Production companies
      • Power Pictures 2002 Ltd.
      • Bórd Scannán na hÉireann
      • Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS)
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $153,859
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,101
      • Oct 26, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $153,859
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      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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