Influence

Influence

90 mins | Documentary | Jan. 27, 2020

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.

Influence

90 mins | Documentary | Jan. 27, 2020

Influence
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers
Original title Influence
Directors Richard Poplak, Diana Neille
Writers Richard Poplak, Diana Neille

Cast

Ron Leagas

as Self - Former Managing Director, Saatchi & Saatchi

John Hegarty

as Self - Founding Shareholder, Saatchi & Saatchi

Phumzile Van Damme

as Self - Opposition Politician

David Wynne-Morgan

as Self - Public Relations Pioneer

Sergio Bitar

as Self - Minister of Mining in Salvador Allende's Government

Ralph Mathekga

as Self - Political Analyst, Clearcontent Research

F.W. de Klerk

as Self - Former President of South Africa

Chester Crocker

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

Andile Mngxitama

as Self - Founder of Black First Land First Party

Alex Goldfarb

as Self - Russian Political Activist

Meirion Jones

as Self - Investigations Editor

Joel Harding

as Self - Former Special Forces, Information Warfare Expert

Haider Jraidan

as Self - Former Senior Creative Director, Bates Pan Gulff

Kirsten Fontenrose

as Self - Strategy Consultant, Multi National Forces Iraq

Marianne Thamm

as Self - Assistant Editor, Daily Maverick

Jacob Zuma

as Self - South African President, 2009–2018

Alexander Lukashenko

as Self - President of Belarus (archive footage)

Augusto Pinochet

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

Margaret Thatcher

as Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

as Self (archive footage)