Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century

The documentary ¨Chavismo: the plague of the XXI century¨ doesn´t chase profit, it was sponsored by the human rights foundation Humano y Libre and it just looks to enforce consciousness about the terrible drama of which Venezuela has suffer in the period led by the Chavista regime. It was directed and produced by the Venezuelan-Mexican writer and activist, Gustavo Tovar Arroyo, who has personally lived the threats and persecution by the Venezuelan tyranny. The intent is to show in 90 minutes the tragic history of the legacy of commander Hugo Chavez Frias. In order to command the realization of this documentary of historic cut a variety of politicians, intellectuals and social activists widely reconized throught out hispanoamerica were summoned. Among many others, personalities such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Sebastian Piñera, Luis Almagro, Oscar Arias, Felipe Gonzalez, Vicente Fox, etcetera; Venezuelans who once belonged to the Chavez administration, like his minister of defense Raul Salazar or the president of the state owned oil refiniery PDVSA Guaicaipuro Lameda; and Venezuelan activists like; Lilian Tintori, Mitzy Capriles, Maria Corina Machado, Yon Goicoechea, Daniel Ceballos, among others were interviewed.

Section

  • Best Feature Documentary

Director

Gustavo Tovar-Arroyo

Duration

90'

Country

Colombia, Mexico, United States, Venezuela

Language

English, Spanish

Year

2018

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