In the Shadow of the Revolution

How it feels

A documentary that critiques the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela from a left-wing perspective. It features interviews with activists, journalists, and academics who discuss the government's corruption, inefficiency, and authoritarianism that led to economic crisis and political unrest.

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What happens

In the Shadow of the Revolution is a 2017 documentary film directed by J. Arturo Albarrán and Clifton Ross, an American-Venezuelan collaboration. The film portrays a critical perspective of the Bolivarian Revolution from the left wing, offering an alternative point of view and a counternarrative explaining the corruption, inefficiency and authoritarianism of the Venezuelan government that created a deep economic crisis and political unrest. The documentary includes interviews of social movement activists, journalists, and academics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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