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Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century

2018 · 95 min

A sober, angry documentary that walks through recent political history with a sense of alarm and grief.

Overview
An analysis of the causes, social, political, and economic that caused the rise of Hugo Chávez as president of Venezuela; his abuse of power and the response of civil society, including the student movement; his political fall as well as the secrecy that surrounded his illness and the succession of Nicolás Maduro.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Gustavo Tovar-Arroyo
Written by
Gustavo Tovar-Arroyo
Starring
Hugo Chávez, Fidel Castro, Sebastián Piñera, Adolf Hitler, Nicolás Maduro, Evo Morales, José Mujica
Runtime
95 min
Country
Venezuela
Languages
Spanish

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