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Trump Takes On the World

2021 · 1 season

A sober, interview-driven look at high-stakes diplomacy, tense and revealing, requiring close attention to follow the geopolitical maneuvering.

Created by
Norma Percy
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Donald Trump, Caroline Catz, Kim Darroch
Overview
After one of the most shocking presidencies in history, Donald Trump's top advisers and the leaders who clashed with him lift the lid on the critical moments of his foreign policy.

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Created by
Norma Percy
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Donald Trump, Caroline Catz, Kim Darroch
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • corruption
  • deception
  • conspiracy
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Norma Percy
Starring
Donald Trump, Caroline Catz, Kim Darroch, Fiona McLeod Hill, Martin Selmayr, David O'Sullivan, Peter Wittig, Peter Boehm
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 58 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom, France
Languages
English

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