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Our Brand Is Crisis

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Bolivia is on the brink of a violent coup d'etat, but that can't stop the political strategy team of GCS -- Greenberg Carville Shrum -- from putting together a slick American style re-election campaign for unpopular presidential candidate Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada. Featuring unprecedented access, this documentary follows Clinton administration political strategist James Carville as he leads a media assault team from the back rooms of Washington, D.C., to La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.
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Riveting and enraging, Our Brand Is Crisis peers behind the curtain of modern political campaigning and reveals a story that should be seen by citizens of all persuasions.

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Courtney Fitzgerald Austin Chronicle 09/22/2020
This documentary by first-time director Boynton proves democracy and capitalism are disturbingly intertwined. Go to Full Review John Monaghan Detroit Free Press 11/24/2006
3/4
The movie is both frightening and ironically funny, sometimes both. Go to Full Review Jeff Shannon Seattle Times 08/18/2006
3/4
Subject matter dominates over filmmaking craft in Rachel Boynton's somewhat sloppy but otherwise riveting documentary. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 02/01/2013
B+
Eric Monder Film Journal International 03/01/2007
Our Brand Is Crisis is not just for political junkies and should be widely seen and discussed. Go to Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews 10/04/2006
Absolutely riveting study of boneheaded intervention by James Carville consultants in Bolivian politics. Nearly as grotesque as Woody Allen's "Bananas". Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/23/2013 Documental controversista para los bolivianos, pues no solo expone las tretas y de campaña del partido de Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, sino su verdadera personalidad. Sin mencionar el daño que les provocó y que sigue en sus memorias, demostrando lamentablemente que sin importar la marca extrangera o nacional de un partido, no hay presidente que le haga bien a Bolivia. See more 04/23/2011 Ahh the American spirit of winning no matter what the cost. This doc really gives a glimpse at the topic of political consulting and its true cost. If nothing else, interesting to see the process and results of failed strategy but sadness from what resulted. See more 12/04/2009 Our Brand is Crisis isn't (shouldn't be) suprising or exciting. It's a political Mondo. It's sad, I suppose, but it shouldn't teach you anything. It's only truly special becasue it's so intimate. See more 10/07/2009 This is intense and amazing documentary. See more 08/09/2009 Fun documentary for starting conversations on political consulting. "Arrogant" hardly begins to describe James Carville's team in Bolivia..."hubris-tastic" comes to mind. This film is also a good reminder that it's not just the sides of political issues that we should argue about, but the very choice of those issues. See more 12/05/2008 An interesting expose. See more Read all reviews
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Rachel Boynton

Director

Rachel Boynton

Writer

Rachel Boynton

Producer

Steven Shainberg

Executive Producer

Robbie Kravis

Executive Producer

Sanders Goodstein

Executive Producer

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Synopsis Bolivia is on the brink of a violent coup d'etat, but that can't stop the political strategy team of GCS -- Greenberg Carville Shrum -- from putting together a slick American style re-election campaign for unpopular presidential candidate Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada. Featuring unprecedented access, this documentary follows Clinton administration political strategist James Carville as he leads a media assault team from the back rooms of Washington, D.C., to La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.
Director
Rachel Boynton
Producer
Rachel Boynton
Screenwriter
Rachel Boynton
Production Co
Slough Pond, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Mar 1, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$166.3K
Runtime
1h 25m