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Beyond Citizen Kane

12A19931h 33mSimon Hartog
IMDb 8.3

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Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group in the Brazilian society, discussing the group's influence, power, and political connections. Globo's president and founder Roberto Marinho came in for particular criticism, being compared with fictional newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, created by Orson Welles for the 1941 film Citizen Kane. According to the documentary, Marinho's media group engages in the same Kane wholesale manipulation of news to influence the public opinion.

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MediaPoliticsRevelationAlienationMilitarism

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What is Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) about?

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group in the Brazilian society, discussing the group's influence, power, and political connections. Globo's president and founder Roberto Marinho came in for particular criticism, being compared with…

Who stars in Beyond Citizen Kane?

Beyond Citizen Kane stars Leonel Brizola (Self), Chico Buarque (Self), Walter Clark (Self), Dias Gomes (Self), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Self). The film was directed by Simon Hartog.

How long is Beyond Citizen Kane?

Beyond Citizen Kane has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1993. It is rated 12A.

Is Beyond Citizen Kane worth watching?

Beyond Citizen Kane holds an IMDb rating of 8.3/10. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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