The Propaganda Game

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The Propaganda Game

2015

1h 15m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Alvaro Longoria examines North Korea's propaganda war.

Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Some may find Longoria's wry tone offensive but his playfulness is what make him worth watching. If laughter kills fear, this man is quite the slayer.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 28, 2016

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Raising as many questions as it answers, Álvaro's film highlights how little we know of real life in North Korea, and how much propaganda from both sides continues to cloud international understanding.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 28, 2016

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

The Spanish director Alvaro Longoria's documentary about North Korea is startling, comical and often horrifying but very even-handed.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 25, 2016

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Ben Nicholson

CineVue

This is a snapshot accompanied by counter-claims that lacks any real digging into either. It all means that The Propaganda Game feels strangely inconsequential.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 8, 2019

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James Mottram

Total Film

Endlessly intriguing.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 2, 2017

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

The movie shapes up as a vague yet intriguing survey of the hermit nation.

Dec 18, 2016

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Muito bom. O filme mostra "os dois lados da moeda".

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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thomas a

In a time when governments around the world (even the almighty one) are spreading propaganda to fool their citizens on what the other side looks like, it is necessary to take a step back that perhaps not every lie is deceitful and not every assertion is truthful.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Extremely eye opening.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Pyongyang is an impressive lookin' city. Obviously, North Korean media is incredibly biased propaganda, but this also suggests western media isn't exactly free of this either. Even truth can be subjective, selective, amplified, marginalized, distorted, dramatized, and so on, to serve one's unwavering ideology mindset.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Why is this so superficial? It is pointless to listen to so many lies without a thoughtful analysis.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

A new yet familiar take on propaganda.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Victoria Lammers

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Alvaro Longoria examines North Korea's propaganda war.

Director: Álvaro Longoria
Producer: Álvaro Longoria
Screenwriter: Álvaro Longoria
Production Co: Morena Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 15m