Sweden / Aug 28, 2009
The Shame of Europe
1h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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?
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Videocracy |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | English, Italiano |
| Production countries | Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Atmo Media Network, Zentropa Entertainments, SVT, BBC Storyville, DR, Svenska Filminstitutet, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Det Danske Filminstitut |
| Release date | 28 agosto 2009 |
| Writer | Erik Gandini |
| Assistant directors | Erik Gandini |
| Budget | 700.000 € |
| Revenue | 1.179.676 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 04, 2009
United States / Sep 04, 2009 / NR
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