The 2005 documentary Our Brand Is Crisis chronicled the political campaign in Bolivia and the influence of American style political operatives. The 2015 silver screen adaptation of the same name is loosely based on the original documentary. Film critic Simone Becque takes a closer look at the major motion picture in this edition of SIU Reviews.
Simone Becque is a doctoral candidate in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.