The

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, and related

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, have been depicted in several films, both fiction and documentary. In reference to Latin American, but specifically several Venezuelan, films of the 21st century, Kapur and Wagner wrote that film is "an important medium" for representations of the area and that there is "enduring importance of Latin America in the international struggle to break from

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."^:113 They compare the conflicts within the Bolivarian Revolution's bases to the conflicts in Venezuelan filmmaking between the

Villa del Cine ''Fundación Villa del Cine'' (English: Cinema City or Cinemaville
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and independent producers;^:121 though the Villa del Cine promotes films with a feeling of "the revolutionary context of Venezuela", its process aims to mimic a

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, marginalizing representation and the communal nature of revolution.^:122 Several writers on film also suggest that Western filmmakers are "drawn to" and document the Bolivarian Revolution and

,^:113-122 and conclude that accurate media representations of the situation in the country are important.^:130 Kapur and Wagner complement some independent national filmmakers for achieving this; they have also criticized films depicting the revolution made both by the Villa del Cine, for turning stories of revolution into romanticized narratives, and internationally, for not managing to present complex full stories of the situation.^:113-122 In line with the

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nature of national Venezuelan media, depictions of the revolution as successful are often circulated in the nation, with 2002's ''

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'' and 2004's '' Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre'' still shown regularly as of 2016.^:236 Comparatively, depictions of the revolution in a negative light may be

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: in 2019, the horror film '' Infección'', in which characters claim the

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at the center of the narrative was caused by the revolution, was banned.

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