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In Delusion: Trump and the American Catastrophe

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In 2020, the USA experienced a multiple catastrophe: No other country in the world was hit so badly by the coronavirus pandemic, the economic slump was dramatic, and so was the rise in unemployment. A rift ran through society. In the streets there were protests of both camps with violent riots, authoritarian traits were evident in the actions of the leader of the nation. And all of this in the middle of the election year, when the self-centered president fought vehemently for his re-election. From the start of his presidency, Donald Trump had divided American society, incited individual sections of the population against one another, fueled racism, hatred, xenophobia and prejudice, insulted competitors and denigrated critical journalists as enemies of the people. The documentary shows how this could happen and what role the targeted disinformation of certain sections of the population through manipulative media played.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2020-10-02

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: Klaus Brinkbäumer, Stephan Lamby

Writer: Klaus Brinkbäumer, Stephan Lamby

Spoken language: Deutsch, English

Genres: Documentary, TV Movie

Original title: In Delusion: Trump and the American Catastrophe

Production Companies: ARD Studio Washington, SWR, RBB, NDR, ECO Media

Production Countries: Germany

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