The Perfect Dictatorship

Name: The Perfect Dictatorship
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2014-10-16
Duration: 2 h 23 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Damián Alcázar, Alfonso Herrera, Joaquín Cosío, Osvaldo Benavides, Silvia Navarro

2014·Movie·143 min·★ 7.4(209)

Drama Comedy More Spanish titles

“Television has already appointed a president... Will it do it again?”

TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Governor Vargas worried about his political future, decides to clean his image and negotiates a billionaire secret agreement with the owners of the TV Corporation. Carlos Rojo, an ambitious young news producer, and Ricardo Diaz, TV network star reporter, are responsible for making a dirty campaign to change the image the public has of the corrupt Governor and make him, at any cost, a political star and a great presidential candidate. Mexican Television believes that democracy is a farce and has already placed one President... Will they do it again?

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About The Perfect Dictatorship

The Perfect Dictatorship is a 2014 Spanish-language drama and comedy film directed by Luis Estrada. The cast is led by Damián Alcázar, Alfonso Herrera, Joaquín Cosío. It has a runtime of 2h 23m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.

The Perfect Dictatorship was produced by Bandidos Films and made in Mexico. It was released on October 16, 2014.

Director: Luis Estrada
Writers: Luis Estrada, Jaime Sampietro
Release date: October 16, 2014
Original language: Spanish
Status: Released
Country: Mexico
Production: Bandidos Films

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The Perfect Dictatorship cast & crew

The Perfect Dictatorship was directed by Luis Estrada and written by Luis Estrada and Jaime Sampietro.

The cast features Damián Alcázar as Gobernador Carmelo Vargas, Alfonso Herrera as Carlos Rojo, Joaquín Cosío as Agustín Morales, Osvaldo Benavides as Ricardo Díaz, Silvia Navarro as Lucía Garza, and Flavio Medina as Salvador Garza.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Javier Aguirresarobe and it was produced by Luis Estrada and Sandra Solares.

Is The Perfect Dictatorship worth watching?

The Perfect Dictatorship holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 209 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 2h 23m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and comedy, The Perfect Dictatorship is worth a place on your watchlist.

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