Videocracy
2009 • Documentary
6.52 (50)
Erik Gandini
Director
Erik Gandini
Writer
Erik Gandini
Story
Status
Released
Release date
August 28, 2009
Duration
85 Min
Language
it
Popularity
2.7364
Budget
$700,000
Revenue
$1,179,676
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?
Cast
Silvio Berlusconi
Flavio Briatore
Fabrizio Corona
Lele Mora
Simona Ventura
