The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)
Director
Kim Bartley; Donnacha O'Briain
Main cast
Hugo Chávez
Genres
Documentary
Description
Hugo Chavez, Elected president of Venezuela in 1998, is a colorful, unpredictable folk hero, beloved by his nationâs working class â and a tough-as-nails, quixotic opponent to the power structure that would see him deposed. Two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace on April 11, 2002, when he was forcibly removed from office.
Kim Bartley; Donnacha O'Briain
Main cast
Hugo Chávez
Genres
Documentary
Description
Hugo Chavez, Elected president of Venezuela in 1998, is a colorful, unpredictable folk hero, beloved by his nationâs working class â and a tough-as-nails, quixotic opponent to the power structure that would see him deposed. Two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace on April 11, 2002, when he was forcibly removed from office.
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