The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (DVD/new tracker)

HUGO CHAVEZ, ELECTED PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA IN 1998, IS A COLORFUL, UNPREDICTABLE FOLK HERO, beloved by his nations working class 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. They were also present 48 hours later when, remarkably, he returned to power amid cheering aides. Their film records what was probably historys shortest-lived coup d?at Its a unique document about political muscle and an extraordinary portrait of the man The Wall Street Journal credits with making Venezuela Washingtons biggest Latin American headache after the old standby, Cuba. Theres a coup detat and a couple of Irish documentary filmmakers are right inside of it. A democratically elected president who uses his power to bring literacy to his people and encourages them to read the constitution is being slandered by the private media openly as dictator, mentally unstable, new Hitler, etc. without repercussion from the government's side (like, say, silencing them via bullets and other traditional dictatorial methods). Oh, and they still claim that they are being suppressed, of course. See how the media gloats about their own role in the coup detat on TV after they toppled the government with the help of rogue generals (how much more stupid can you get?? ). And see how the people of Venezuela march to the palace, holding the constitution in their hands, and reinstall their elected government. This sounds like a Hollywood fairytale, but it happened for real, against the explicit wishes of the USA. The documentary is a historical masterpiece, shot from the center of the action, acute and totally embarrassing for the prime supporters of the coup: The good, democratic, freedom loving, benevolent USA (who still channel large amounts of money to Chavez political opponents). Also highly entertaining and exciting. 10 points.