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Videocracy

2009-08-28 · 85 min · ★ 6.5

Documentary

In a country where bella figura is a national pastime, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the maestro of media manipulation. Having risen to political primacy with the aid of his Mediaset empire, he now controls 90% of the bel paese’s television channels including the state-run RAI network. Quantity, it seems, does not equal quality. Fed on a diet of semi-naked dancing girls, inane competitions and rickety reality shows built around the most ridiculous of premises, is it any wonder that Italians are becoming a nation of fame-hungry wannabes?

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Directors
Erik Gandini
Production companies
Atmo Media Network, Zentropa Entertainments, SVT, BBC Storyville, DR, Svenska Filminstitutet, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Countries
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Sweden
Status
Released
Budget
USD 700,000
Revenue
USD 1,179,676

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Silvio BerlusconiSilvio BerlusconiSilvio Berlusconi
Flavio BriatoreFlavio BriatoreFlavio Briatore
Fabrizio CoronaFabrizio CoronaFabrizio Corona
Lele MoraLele MoraLele Mora
Simona VenturaSimona VenturaSimona Ventura
Marella GiovannelliMarella Giovannelli
Rick CanelliRick Canelli

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