Sieged: The Press vs. Denialism

Dec 3, 2020

1h 56m

★ 8.4

Overview

Behind the scenes of news coverage during the pandemic. Follow the work of the professional press in a fight against denialism.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

O Globo

GloboNews

Jornalismo Globo

Sieged: The Press vs. Denialism Trailers

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Cast

William Bonner

Jair Bolsonaro

Renata Vasconcellos

Danielle Zampollo

Nelson Teich

Luiz Henrique Mandetta

Sérgio Moro

Himself

Everton Lucas

Gabriela Biló

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Cast

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Jair Bolsonaro

Renata Vasconcellos

Danielle Zampollo

Nelson Teich

Luiz Henrique Mandetta

Sérgio Moro

Himself

Sieged: The Press vs. Denialism

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Sieged: The Press vs. Denialism Trailers

Cast

William Bonner

Jair Bolsonaro

Renata Vasconcellos

Danielle Zampollo

Nelson Teich

Luiz Henrique Mandetta