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201358 minPG-13documentary

The War Campaign

201358 minPG-13documentary

Governments of Denmark, the USA, and the UK manipulated political and public opinion regarding military actions in their countries.

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Boris Benjamin Bertram

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Governments of Denmark, the USA, and the UK manipulated political and public opinion regarding military actions in their countries.

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Boris Benjamin Bertramdirector

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The film uncovers the way the governments of Denmark, USA and the UK massaged political and popular opinion in their own countries.

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