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Hold-Up (2020)

Original title: Hold Up

2020-11-11 · 2h 49m · FR
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A controversial film from France widely criticized for featuring and promoting conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic. With his documentary "Hold-Up", the director Pierre Barnérias wanted to denounce the alleged lies, corruption and manipulation in France around the management of the coronavirus. The movie spreads various wrong facts, fake news and built-up arguments to promote its beliefs of conspiration.

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Pierre BarnériasDirector
Budget
$343.8K

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Miguel BarthéléryMiguel BarthélérySelf - Doctor of Molecular MedicineArianne BilheranArianne BilheranSelf - Clinical psychologist and Doctor of psychopathologyMartin BlachierMartin BlachierSelf (archive footage)Edouard BroussalianEdouard BroussalianSelf - General practitioner and homeopathCarlo-Alberto BrusaCarlo-Alberto BrusaSelf - LawyerValérie BugaultValérie BugaultSelf - Doctor in private lawAgnès BuzynAgnès BuzynSelf - former Minister of Health (archive footage)André Comte-SponvilleAndré Comte-SponvilleSelf (archive footage)Régis de CastelnauRégis de CastelnauSelf- LawyerPhilippe Douste-BlazyPhilippe Douste-BlazySelf - former Minister of HealthCatherine Austin FittsCatherine Austin FittsSelf - G. H. W. Bush administration commissioner G. H. W. BushLouis FouchéLouis FouchéSelf- Doctor

Keywords

Covid-19ConspiracyManipulationManipulation of the mediaFake news

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DocumentaryTheme affinityCovid 19 · Conspiracy · ManipulationDialogue densityComedyPacingLongDirector preference619493Actor preference589398 · 619332 · 619460

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What is Hold-Up about?

A controversial film from France widely criticized for featuring and promoting conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic. With his documentary "Hold-Up", the director Pierre Barnérias wanted to denounce the alleged lies, corruption and manipulation in France around the management of the coronavirus. The movie spreads various wrong facts, fake news and built-up arguments to promote its beliefs of conspiration.

How long is Hold-Up?

Hold-Up has a runtime of 169 minutes.