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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Original title: Chavez: Inside the Coup
  • 20032003
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 14m
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8.3/10
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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
107,288
13,076
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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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    Great film, great education
    I was really interested to see this film because my roots are in Venezuela. My father is from the capital city of Caracas, and though I was raised with my mom I have never forgotten for a moment that that was an important part of my heritage worth exploring. It is very difficult in the United States to get an honest idea at what is truly going on in other countries--let alone, our own. All the reports I read about President Hugo Chavez and the situation in Venezuela talked about corruption, proceeded to make a villain of all sides, to paint it as a big, bad Latin American country that wasn't doing as the United States had wanted them to do. For the life of me, I couldn't get the stories straight enough to learn even basic information about the coups taking place, and what started the intense hostility, dividing cultural, social and racial groups in the country.

    I am happy to say that THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED was a terrific and very educational look at Chavez, his progressive approach to politics--actually listening to the poor, and the more indigenous people in the community, instead of just catering to the needs of the upper class who basically rule the country, their money coming from oil and other exports. I take my hat off to the Irish filmmakers who bravely visited Venezuela to make this film, and that it was released in the United States for limited release in such a timely manner. The truth will set us free...
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    • Mar 12, 2004

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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.
      • Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
      • 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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