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Cinema as propaganda and its influence on politics and public perception

WHEN CINEMA BECOMES PROPAGANDA

Anuva Sharma August 29, 2026

Cinema has always had the ability to influence the way we see the world. A film can make us sympathise with someone we have never met, fear someone we have never encountered, or believe in a place and time we have never lived in. We often perceive this as the magic of cinema. But the same ability to shape emotion, perception and memory can also make cinema an extremely effective

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