HyperNormalisation

"They know we know they lie"

2016 2h 47m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 167

Documentary

Synopsis

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We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. We know they lie. They know we know they lie. They do not care. We say we care, but we do nothing, and nothing ever changes. It is normal. Welcome to the post-truth world. How we got to where we are now…

“They know we know they lie”

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Cast

Adam Curtis
Self - Narrator (voice)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger
Self (archive footage)
Gordon Brown
Self (archive footage)
Jane Fonda
Self (archive footage)
Ivana Trump
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adam Curtis
Writers: Adam Curtis
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 167 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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CAST

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Adam Curtis and Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They know we know they lie".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6156350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adam Curtis directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 167 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 10 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
5Adam Curtis and Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They know we know they lie".
7IMDB entry: tt6156350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 21 themes, including "pop culture", "conspiracy theory", "power politics", "russian politics".