El ocaso del socialismo mágico

Genre

documentary film

Country

Venezuela

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the impact of Hugo Chávez's populist policies after his 1998 election victory in Venezuela. It shows the political and social changes that followed and considers the problems that arose.

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What happens

El ocaso del socialismo mágico (lit. 'The sunset of magical socialism') is a 2016 documentary film directed by Italian director Michele Calabresi. The film explores the effects of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's populism and his victory in the 1998 presidential elections, as well as his mistakes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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