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The Propaganda Game
''The Propaganda Game'' is a 2015 documentary film about North Korea by director Álvaro Longoria. It was described by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' as an "effectively a well-mounted video diary of his short visit to the country" and "inevitably intriguing because of its subject". The film had its world premiere at the September 2015 San Sebastián International Film Festival, and was nominated for the award for Best Documentary Film at the 30th Goya Awards. Production Longoria was permitted to film high-quality footage within the country, his visit facilitated and monitored by Alejandro Cao de Benós, the Spanish founder of the Korean Friendship Association who himself becomes a subject of the documentary. The film, which includes interviews as well as archival and contemporary news footage, attempts to describe the nation's social realities with particular attention to media manipulation by the DPRK government, while also questioning the simplifications and caricatures about North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Longoria
Álvaro Longoria (born 1968 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain) is a film director, executive producer, and actor. He produces indie films for several distributors including Cinema Libre and Morena Films. He is perhaps best known for producing the film ''Everybody Knows'' directed by Asghar Farhadi and ''Che'' starring Benicio Del Toro and directed by Steven Soderbergh as well as '' Looking for Fidel'' directed by Oliver Stone. He won a Goya Award for Best Documentary Film for '' Hijos de las Nubes'', a story about the decolonization of the Sahara region of western Africa, starring Javier Bardem Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (; born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. Known for his roles in Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters and foreign films, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the psychopath, .... He received the Cinema for Peace International Green Film Award in 2020 for his film Sanctuary, and the Award for Justice in 2019. Filmogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |