Watch The Smile of the Leader (2011) Online

Using astounding footage from the Luce archives (newsreels, but also true films) Il sorriso del capo/The Smile of the Leader shows how propaganda works, presents everyday life in its most revealing details, and describes a country's "education". Marco Bechis explores the feeling of consensus: he tells us where it originates, what tools are used to spread it, how it is opposed. The thread running through the film is a voice, enigmatic until the end, narrating in the first person what it is like to grow up under fascism. Read More

Watch The Smile of the Leader online. Featuring , The Smile of the Leader is classified as genre movie with an average rating across the web of 5.833. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was released on 2011. The Smile of the Leader was directed by Marco Bechis. Read Less