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Will you watch Oliver Stone's new film?
In his new biopic, Stone heaps praise on Hugo Chavez, saying he is leading a movement for "social transformation" in Latin American.
The film features with Chavez and six leftist Latin leaders, from including Cuba's Raul Castro.
"I admire Hugo. I like him very much as a person. He's a soldier and he speaks from his heart," Stone said. "His vision is huge and he will go down in history."
The Oscar-winning director hopes his documentary will help people better understand a leader who Stone said is wrongly ridiculed "as a strongman, as a buffoon, as a clown."
"This is a positive portrayal of a man who Americans do not have access to," Stone said. "He is demonized in the American and European press as a monster."
Chavez, who joined Stone for the premiere of the film at last year's Venice Film Festival, hosted a screening at a Caracas theater and called the director "a good friend".
"They demonize us is North America, in Europe, in a good part of the world. And Oliver is, so to speak, seeking the truth," Chavez said. He called the movie "a splinter in the eagle's talon", a reference to the United States.
Stone said President Obama, despite initially inspiring hope, hasn't done anything to improve relations.
The documentary is being released in some cities in the United States.
In his new biopic, Stone heaps praise on Hugo Chavez, saying he is leading a movement for "social transformation" in Latin American.
The film features with Chavez and six leftist Latin leaders, from including Cuba's Raul Castro.
"I admire Hugo. I like him very much as a person. He's a soldier and he speaks from his heart," Stone said. "His vision is huge and he will go down in history."
The Oscar-winning director hopes his documentary will help people better understand a leader who Stone said is wrongly ridiculed "as a strongman, as a buffoon, as a clown."
"This is a positive portrayal of a man who Americans do not have access to," Stone said. "He is demonized in the American and European press as a monster."
Chavez, who joined Stone for the premiere of the film at last year's Venice Film Festival, hosted a screening at a Caracas theater and called the director "a good friend".
"They demonize us is North America, in Europe, in a good part of the world. And Oliver is, so to speak, seeking the truth," Chavez said. He called the movie "a splinter in the eagle's talon", a reference to the United States.
Stone said President Obama, despite initially inspiring hope, hasn't done anything to improve relations.
The documentary is being released in some cities in the United States.
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