Influence (2020)

The rise and fall of the world's most dangerous PR company

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.

Cast (20)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

R

Ron Leagas

Self - Former Managing Director, Saatchi & Saatchi

J

John Hegarty

Self - Founding Shareholder, Saatchi & Saatchi

P

Phumzile Van Damme

Self - Opposition Politician

D

David Wynne-Morgan

Self - Public Relations Pioneer

S

Sergio Bitar

Self - Minister of Mining in Salvador Allende's Government

R

Ralph Mathekga

Self - Political Analyst, Clearcontent Research

F.W. de Klerk

Self - Former President of South Africa

C

Chester Crocker

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

Andile Mngxitama

Self - Founder of Black First Land First Party

A

Alex Goldfarb

Self - Russian Political Activist

M

Meirion Jones

Self - Investigations Editor

J

Joel Harding

Self - Former Special Forces, Information Warfare Expert

H

Haider Jraidan

Self - Former Senior Creative Director, Bates Pan Gulff

Kirsten Fontenrose

Self - Strategy Consultant, Multi National Forces Iraq

M

Marianne Thamm

Self - Assistant Editor, Daily Maverick

Jacob Zuma

Self - South African President, 2009–2018

Alexander Lukashenka

Self - President of Belarus (archive footage)

Augusto Pinochet

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

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

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