Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Bill Guttentag brings his unique, incisive shooting style to his feature directorial debut, Live!, a compelling satire that examines the complexities of moral judgment, competition and contemporary values in the wake of the cultural phenomenon known as reality television.
In a world where reality and entertainment are continuously colliding, Live! follows ABN network president Katy Courbet (Eva Mendes) and up-and-coming documentary filmmaker Rex (David Krumholtz) as inspiration strikes to create the most daring reality program ever. The show is Russian Roulette, network style, with contestants competing for 5 million dollars on-air, complete with loaded guns.
As seen through the lens of a documentary film crew, Live! examines the competitive and often gut-wrenching world of television production, where everyone from the crew to the contestants to the network brass becomes engulfed in a ratings battle to the top—a battle where questions of morality, ethics and sheer will lead to a darkly humorous and unforgettable outcome.
Dir. Bill Guttentag – 2007 - USA - 96 mins - Cert 15 - Lionsgate
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