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Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time (2017)

Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time poster
Directed by
Banks Tarver, Ted Bourne, Mary Robertson
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
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This documentary follows Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign from the inside, showing key moments leading to his surprise election win. It is made from footage originally shot for a TV series, and the film's makers appear on screen.

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What happens

Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time is a 2017 American documentary film that chronicles the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, leading up to his electoral victory in November 2016. The film was directed by Ted Bourne, Mary Robertson, and Banks Tarver, and was created from footage that was shot for the Showtime television documentary series, The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, starring Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, and Mark McKinnon; the three also appear in the film. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017, and later premiered on Showtime on February 3, 2017. Trumped received mostly negative reviews, being criticized for feeling rushed and for not going into enough detail on how Trump won the election. Critics also believed that the film was released too soon after the election. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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