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TMDB: 9.0/10 (2 votes)
Available on: Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Apple TV Store.
Frequently asked questions
- What is The Deal about?
- Based on a true story of a British television crew that travelled to Colombia to film a fake documentary about drug trafficking. In one scene, shot in the director’s hotel room, an actor played the part of a character whom the filmmakers passed off as Cali Cartel’s Number Three. They claimed they had risked their lives to get the interview. One sequence also shows a man pretending to swallow capsules of heroine and transporting them to London in his stomach. This phoney TV documentary is an international smash hit. When a London daily discovers that the whole thing is a hoax, a team of British journalists are sent out to Colombia to cover the story. Their report unleashes a scandal that shakes the very foundations of television in the UK.
- Where can I watch The Deal?
- Available on: Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Apple TV Store.
- When was The Deal released?
- 2005-11-01
Overview
Based on a true story of a British television crew that travelled to Colombia to film a fake documentary about drug trafficking. In one scene, shot in the director’s hotel room, an actor played the part of a character whom the filmmakers passed off as Cali Cartel’s Number Three. They claimed they had risked their lives to get the interview. One sequence also shows a man pretending to swallow capsules of heroine and transporting them to London in his stomach. This phoney TV documentary is an international smash hit. When a London daily discovers that the whole thing is a hoax, a team of British journalists are sent out to Colombia to cover the story. Their report unleashes a scandal that shakes the very foundations of television in the UK.
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