X-Ray of a Lie (2004)

Directed by

Wolfgang Schalk

Genre

documentary film

Country

Venezuela

Runtime

1h 21m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines another film about the 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt. It argues that the earlier film contained omissions and distortions of the events at the Llaguno Overpass.

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What happens

X-Ray of a Lie (Spanish: Radiografía de una mentira) is a 2004 documentary film examining another film, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, about the events of the Llaguno Overpass events, before the 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt. The X-Ray documentary, directed by Wolfgang Schalk and written by Schalk and Thaelman Urgelles, accuses Kim Bartley and Donacha O'Briain of omissions and distortion in The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. It premiered on DVD in Venezuela in July 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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