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Influence

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

2020 1h 30m 7Movie

Documentary

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.

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Richard Poplak

Writer, Director

Diana Neille

Director, Writer

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

F.W. de Klerk

Self - Former President of South Africa

Chester Crocker

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

Andile Mngxitama

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

Kirsten Fontenrose

Self - Strategy Consultant, Multi National Forces Iraq

Marianne Thamm

Self - Assistant Editor, Daily Maverick

Jacob Zuma

Jacob Zuma

Self - South African President, 2009–2018

Alexander Lukashenka

Alexander Lukashenka

Self - President of Belarus (archive footage)

Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet

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

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)