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Beyond Citizen Kane (1993)

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group in the Brazilian society, discussing the group's influence, power, and political connections. Globo's president and founder Roberto Marinho came in for particular criticism, being compared with fictional newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, created by Orson Welles for the 1941 film Citizen Kane. According to the documentary, Marinho's media group engages in the same Kane wholesale manipulation of news to influence the public opinion.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Leonel BrizolaLeonel BrizolaSelf
  • Photo of Chico BuarqueChico BuarqueSelf
  • Photo of Walter ClarkWalter ClarkSelf
  • Photo of Dias GomesDias GomesSelf
  • Photo of Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaSelf
  • Photo of Armando NogueiraArmando NogueiraSelf
  • Photo of Antônio Carlos MagalhãesAntônio Carlos MagalhãesSelf
  • Photo of Roberto MarinhoRoberto MarinhoSelf
  • Photo of Washington OlivettoWashington OlivettoSelf

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