在这部班农——行走在边缘的人片中,班农是一位有天赋的自我推动者,热衷于操纵媒体。无论他走到哪里,都会持续制造头条并引发抗议。在美国2018年中期选举之后,影片随班农一起,拍摄了他在欧洲为动员和统一右翼党派所做的努力。这位前高盛银行家企图在2019年5月的欧洲议会选举中为右翼势力赢得更多席位,不断扩展自己的权力和影响力。
When Steve Bannon left his position as White House chief strategist less than a week after the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally in August 2017, he was already a notorious figure in Trump's inner circle, and for bringing a far-right ideology into the highest echelons of American politics. Unconstrained by an official post - though some say he still has a direct line to the White House - he became free to peddle influence as a perceived kingmaker, turning his controversial brand of nationalism into a global movement. THE BRINK follows Bannon through the 2018 mid-term elections in the United States, shedding light on his efforts to mobilize and unify far-right parties in order to win seats in the May 2019 European Parliamentary elections. To maintain his power and influence, the former Goldman Sachs banker and media investor reinvents himself - as he has many times before - this time as the self-appointed leader of a global populist movement. Keen manipulator of the press and ...