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HyperNormalisation

HyperNormalisation

They know we know they lie

2016•2h 47m•7.5/10
Documentary

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7.5/10(157)

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…

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BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Adam Curtis

Adam Curtis

Self - Narrator (voice)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown

Self (archive footage)

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Self (archive footage)

Ivana Trump

Ivana Trump

Self (archive footage)

Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu

Self (archive footage)

Tony Blair

Tony Blair

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

David Cameron

David Cameron

Self (archive footage)

Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Gaddafi

Self (archive footage)

Victor Gotbaum

Self (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Self (archive footage)

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