Videocracy

Overview

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?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 28, 2009

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english, italian

Countries

Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Sweden

Production

MEDIA Programme of the European Union,Zentropa Entertainments,Det Danske Filminstitut,DR,Svenska Filminstitutet,SVT,BBC Storyville,Atmo Media Network,Atmo Media Network, Zentropa Entertainments, SVT, BBC Storyville, DR, Svenska Filminstitutet, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Det Danske Filminstitut

Budget

$700,000

Revenue

$1,179,676

IMDb

tt1500516