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HyperNormalisation
HyperNormalisation

HyperNormalisation

They know we know they lie

Genres

Documentary

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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…

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Budget

$36501

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

167 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

25 October 2016

Country

United Kingdom

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

Victor Gotbaum

Self (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Self (archive footage)

John Perry Barlow

John Perry Barlow

Self (archive footage)

Mark Abene

Mark Abene

Self (archive footage) (as Phiber Optik)

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Louis Farrakhan

Louis Farrakhan

Self (archive footage)

Richard Doty

Richard Doty

Self (archive footage)

Robert Parry

Robert Parry

Self (archive footage)

Elena Ceaușescu

Elena Ceaușescu

Self (archive footage)

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Self (archive footage)

Jim Goodwin

Jim Goodwin

Self (archive footage)

Yusuf al-Qaradawi

Yusuf al-Qaradawi

Self (archive footage)

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Self (archive footage)

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Self (archive footage)

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Self (archive footage)

Bashar Hafez al-Assad

Bashar Hafez al-Assad

Self (archive footage)

Hafez al-Assad

Hafez al-Assad

Self (archive footage)

Daniel Pearl

Daniel Pearl

Self (archive footage)

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian

Self (archive footage)

Vladislav Surkov

Vladislav Surkov

Self (archive footage)

Wael Ghonim

Wael Ghonim

Self (archive footage)

Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers

Self (archive footage)

Abu Musab al-Suri

Abu Musab al-Suri

Self (archive footage)

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Self (archive footage)

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Self (archival footage)

Judea Pearl

Judea Pearl

Self (archive footage)

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

Self (archive footage)

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