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Chavez: Inside the Coup

IMDb ID: tt0363510 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 8.2 (2,701 votes)

Genres: Documentary

In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Chavez: Inside the Coup
United Kingdom: Chavez: Inside the Coup
Canada: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (English)
United States: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Brazil: A Revolução Não será Televisionada
Sweden: Chavez - statskupp framför kameran
France: Coup d'État contre Chavez
Spain: La revolución no será televisada
Venezuela: La revolución no será transmitida
France: La révolution ne sera pas télévisée (informal title)
Finland: Vallankaappaus Venezuelassa
Greece: Η επανάσταση δε θα μεταδοθεί τηλεοπτικά
Russia: Чавез: Посреди государственного переворота
China: 查维兹复辟记 (Mandarin)
La revolución no será transmitida
Content RatingUnratedRelease Date2003-09-12Runtime74 minutesMetascore81IMDb Popularity0User Reviews67Critic Reviews17Countries / RegionsIreland
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Finland
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Keywordsreference to hugo chavez
failed coup attempt
american imperialism
venezuelan president
politics south america
Filming LocationsMiraflores, Caracas, VenezuelaProduction CompaniesPower Pictures 2002 Ltd.
Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS)
Official SitesOfficial site - http://www.chavezthefilm.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363510/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0363510.jpgUpdated At2025-11-22T17:35:33

Stars

Hugo Chávez
Pedro Carmona
Jesse Helms
Colin Powell
George Tenet

Directors

Kim Bartley
Donnacha O'Briain

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Hugo Chávez | Character: Self
Actor: Pedro Carmona | Character: Self
Actor: Jesse Helms | Character: Self
Actor: Colin Powell | Character: Self
Actor: George Tenet | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Kim Bartley | Role: Director
Name: Donnacha O'Briain | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Kevin Dawson | Role: Producer
Name: Nick Fraser | Role: Producer
Name: Olaf Grunert | Role: Producer
Name: Leena Pasanen | Role: Producer
Name: David Power | Role: Producer
Name: Rod Stoneman | Role: Producer
Name: Cees van Ede | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kim Bartley | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Donnacha O'Briain | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ángel Hernández Zoido | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Sara Falvey | Role: Production Manager
Name: Suzanne McKenzie | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Locky Butler | Role: Sound Department
Name: Cecily Loughnane | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gary Shortall | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Ross Bartley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Philip Graham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Warren Dowling | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Eamonn Little | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Derbhail Conneely | Role: Production Department
Name: Siobhan Donnellan | Role: Production Department
Name: Joanne Gerard | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Gary Curran | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Geraldine East | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sara Falvey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter FitzPatrick | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marta García León | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Máire Nic Niallais | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicola O'Callaghan | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363510/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Ireland: February 18, 2003 (TV premiere)
United States: March 7, 2003 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
France: July 2003 (Marseille Documentary Film Festival, premiere)
Canada: September 6, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Finland: September 12, 2003
Canada: September 21, 2003 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
United States: October 2003 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Iceland: October 26, 2003 (Documentary Film Festival)
Sweden: October 26, 2003
United States: November 5, 2003 (New York City, New York)
United States: November 7, 2003 (Milwaukee International Film Festival)
Denmark: November 11, 2003 (CPH:DOX)
Greece: March 19, 2004 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
Czech Republic: April 15, 2004 (One World Film Festival)
Hong Kong: April 16, 2004 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
China: June 5, 2004 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Italy: September 18, 2010 (Milano Film Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 2003 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Irish Film | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Nominee | 2003 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Documentary | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winner | 2003 | Prix Italia | Prix Italia | TV Documentary - Current Affairs | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winner | 2003 | Prix Italia | SIGNIS Award | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winner | 2003 | International Documentary Association | IDA Award | Feature Documentaries | Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain, David Power, Rod Stoneman, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Tied with Balseros (2002).
Winner | 2003 | Chicago International Film Festival | Silver Hugo | Best Documentary | Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winner | 2004 | Full Frame Documentary Film Festival | Seeds of War | Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winner | 2003 | Leeds International Film Festival | Audience Award | Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winner | 2004 | Peabody Awards | Peabody Award | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Nominee | 2004 | Grimme Award | Adolf Grimme Award | Documentary/Cultural | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winner | 2003 | EBU Golden Link Award | Golden Link Award | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winner | 2003 | Seattle International Film Festival | Golden Space Needle Award | Best Documentary | Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Tied with A Great Wonder: Lost Children of Sudan (2003).
Winner | 2003 | Seattle International Film Festival | Documentary Award | Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Tied with The Weather Underground (2002).
Winner | 2003 | Banff Television Festival | Grand Prize | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winner | 2003 | Banff Television Festival | Banff Rockie Award | Best Information & Current Affairs Program | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Winner | 2005 | São Paulo International Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Foreign Medium Length Film | Kim Bartley, Donnacha O'Briain, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Box Office

Domestic: USD 153859
Period: Dec 19 – 21, 2003 | Rank: 74 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 153859 | Interval gross: USD 9157 | Per theater average: USD 1144
Period: Dec 12 – 14, 2003 | Rank: 70 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 138653 | Interval gross: USD 11371 | Per theater average: USD 1421
Period: Dec 5 – 7, 2003 | Rank: 80 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 122593 | Interval gross: USD 6000 | Per theater average: USD 1200
Period: Nov 28 – 30, 2003 | Rank: 107 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 116035 | Interval gross: USD 1543 | Per theater average: USD 771
Period: Nov 21 – 23, 2003 | Rank: 71 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 103957 | Interval gross: USD 14096 | Per theater average: USD 3524
Period: Nov 14 – 16, 2003 | Rank: 77 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 85670 | Interval gross: USD 9544 | Per theater average: USD 2386
Period: Nov 7 – 9, 2003 | Rank: 63 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 60756 | Interval gross: USD 22737 | Per theater average: USD 4547
Period: Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2003 | Rank: 87 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 26439 | Interval gross: USD 10297 | Per theater average: USD 2574
Period: Oct 24 – 26, 2003 | Rank: 102 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 6101 | Interval gross: USD 6101 | Per theater average: USD 6101