Bolivarian Revolution in film

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The Bolivarian Revolution, and related Crisis in Venezuela, have been depicted in several films, both fiction and documentary.

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In reference to Latin American, but specifically several Venezuelan, films of the 21st century, Kapur and Wagner wrote that film is "an important medium" for representations of the area and that there is "enduring importance of Latin America in the international struggle to break from neoliberalism." [1] :113 They compare the conflicts within the Bolivarian Revolution's bases to the conflicts in Venezuelan filmmaking between the Villa del Cine and independent producers; [1] :121 though the Villa del Cine promotes films with a feeling of "the revolutionary context of Venezuela", its process aims to mimic a Hollywood studio system, marginalizing representation and the communal nature of revolution. [1] :122

Several writers on film also suggest that Western filmmakers are "drawn to" and document the Bolivarian Revolution and Crisis in Venezuela, [1] :113-122 [2] and conclude that accurate media representations of the situation in the country are important. [1] :130 [2] Kapur and Wagner complement some independent national filmmakers for achieving this; they have also criticized films depicting the revolution made both by the Villa del Cine, for turning stories of revolution into romanticized narratives, and internationally, for not managing to present complex full stories of the situation. [1] :113-122

In line with the propaganda nature of national Venezuelan media, depictions of the revolution as successful are often circulated in the nation, with 2002's The Revolution Will Not Be Televised and 2004's Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre still shown regularly as of 2016. [3] :236 Comparatively, depictions of the revolution in a negative light may be censored: in 2019, the horror film Infección , in which characters claim the zombie apocalypse at the center of the narrative was caused by the revolution, was banned. [4]

Documentaries

YearTitleCountryDirectorRef.
2002 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised IrelandKim Bartley and Donnacha Ó Briain [5]
2004 Chavez, Venezuela, and the New Latin America Cuba Aleida Guevara
Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre VenezuelaÁngel Palacios [6]
X-Ray of a Lie VenezuelaWolfgang Schalk [7]
2006 ¿¡Revolución!? CanadaCharles Gervais [8]
2007The People and the President: A Portrait of the Bolivarian RevolutionNorwayStrønen and Wærness [9]
2008Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside OutUnited StatesClifton Ross [10]
2009Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of VenezuelaUnited KingdomPablo Navarrete [11]
South of the Border United States Oliver Stone [12]
Listen to VenezuelaUnited StatesJyotsna Kapur and Keith B. Wagner [1]
2014"From the Brink: Venezuela Rising"United StatesJoseph Melhuish [13]
"Venezuela Divided" episode of Fault Lines United States [14]
2015 Flor de la Mar Venezuela Jorge Thielen Armand [15]
2016 El ocaso del socialismo mágico Italy

Venezuela

Michele Calabresi [16]
2017 In the Shadow of the Revolution Venezuela, United StatesJ. Arturo Albarrán and Clifton Ross [17]
2018 Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century Venezuela Gustavo Tovar-Arroyo  [ es ] [18]
El pueblo soy yo Venezuela Carlos Oteyza  [ es ] [19]
2019 Colateral VenezuelaLucrecia Cisneros [20]
2020 A La Calle VenezuelaMaxx Caicedo and Nelson G. Navarrete [21]
The Crossing ColombiaJuliana Peñaranda-Loftus [22]

Fiction films

YearTitleCountryDirectorRef.
2005 Secuestro Express Venezuela Jonathan Jakubowicz [23]
2006 Maroa Venezuela Solveig Hoogesteijn
2009 Libertador Morales, el Justiciero VenezuelaEfterpi Charlambidis [24]
2010 Hermano Venezuela Marcel Rasquin [25]
2012 Blue and Not So Pink VenezuelaMiguel Ferrari [26]
2013 Bad Hair Venezuela Mariana Rondón [27]
2015 From Afar Venezuela Lorenzo Vigas [28]
2016 La Soledad Venezuela Jorge Thielen Armand [29]
2017 The Family VenezuelaGustavo Rondón [30]
2019 Infección VenezuelaFlavio Pedota [4]
2020 La Fortaleza Venezuela Jorge Thielen Armand [31]

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