VIDEOCRACY

Year: 2009
USA: Lorber Films
UK: Dogwoof Pictures
Cast: Silvio Berlusconi, Flavio Briatore, Rick Canelli, Fabrizio Carona, Samantha Crippa
Director: Erik Gandini
Countries: Italy / Sweden
Language: English / Italian (English subtitles)
USA & UK: 85 mins
USA Rated: Unrated
UK Certificate: 18 contains strong language and sexualised nudity
USA Release Date: 12 February 2010 (Limited Release - New York)
UK Release Date: 4 June 2010 (Limited Release)


Synopsis

In Italy one man only has kept the domination of the image over three entire decades.
Spanning three decades, Italian TV magnate and then president of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi has created a perfect system of TV entertainment and politics. His TV channels are renown for their over-exposure of virtually naked girls, which is subsequently seen by many as a reflection of his own taste and personality.

VIDEOCRACY director Erik Gandini chronicles his return to his homeland and attempts to reveal from the inside the consequences of a TV experiment Italians have been subjected to for 30 years