Influence

The rise and fall of the world's most dangerous PR company

7.0

7 votes

2020

1h 30m

Documentary

Overview

Charting the recent advancements in weaponized communication by investigating the rise and fall of the world’s most notorious public relations and reputation management firm: the British multinational Bell Pottinger.

Directed by Richard Poplak, Diana Neille

Top cast

Ron Leagas

Self - Former Managing Director, Saatchi & Saatchi

John Hegarty

Self - Founding Shareholder, Saatchi & Saatchi

Phumzile Van Damme

Self - Opposition Politician

David Wynne-Morgan

Self - Public Relations Pioneer

Sergio Bitar

Self - Minister of Mining in Salvador Allende's Government

Ralph Mathekga

Self - Political Analyst, Clearcontent Research

F.W. de Klerk

Self - Former President of South Africa

Chester Crocker

Self - Former Assistant Secretary of State for African's Affairs

Andile Mngxitama

Self - Founder of Black First Land First Party

Alex Goldfarb

Self - Russian Political Activist

Meirion Jones

Self - Investigations Editor

Joel Harding

Self - Former Special Forces, Information Warfare Expert

Haider Jraidan

Self - Former Senior Creative Director, Bates Pan Gulff

Kirsten Fontenrose

Self - Strategy Consultant, Multi National Forces Iraq

Marianne Thamm

Self - Assistant Editor, Daily Maverick

Jacob Zuma

Self - South African President, 2009–2018

Alexander Lukashenka

Self - President of Belarus (archive footage)

Augusto Pinochet

Self - Head of Chile's Military Government (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 27, 2020

Budget

—

Revenue

—

Language

German, English, French

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