American Dharma

Nov 1, 2019

1h 35m

★ 6.5

I'd rather reign in hell than serve in heaven

Overview

A portrait of controversial Breitbart honcho and Donald Trump advisor, Stephen K. Bannon.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Fourth Floor Productions

Maje Productions

Storyteller Productions

Utopia

Moxie Pictures

American Dharma Trailers

Cast

Self

Steve Bannon

Self

Errol Morris

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Andrew Breitbart

Self (archive footage)

Anthony Weiner

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

For months, the FBI have been investigating Russian interference in the American presidential elections. ZEMBLA is investigating another explosive dossier concerning Trump’s involvement with the Russians: Trump’s business and personal ties to oligarchs from the former Soviet Union. Powerful billionaires suspected of money laundering and fraud, and of having contacts in Moscow and with the mafia. What do these relationships say about Trump and why does he deny them? How compromising are these dubious business relationships for the 45th president of the United States? And are there connections with the Netherlands? ZEMBLA meets with one of Trump’s controversial cronies and speaks with a former CIA agent, fraud investigators, attorneys, and an American senator among others.

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