Hit Venezuelan Film on Netflix Shares the Images and Emotions Behind the Headlines of Anti-Maduro Protests
‘Simón’ is set during the aftermath of the protests against the last election that Maduro stole, in 2016.

After stealing the presidential election last week, Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, is sending his police this week to ferret out opposition activists. The late night raids are nicknamed “Operation Knock-Knock.” To cut communication between dissidents, Maduro went on national TV last night and showed “patriotic” Venezuelans how to uninstall WhatsApp.
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