On April 11, 2002, the world awoke to the news that democratically elected President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela had been replaced by a self-appointed interim government composed of business executives & military officials. In the mass media, report after report described the chaos in Caracas, where eleven people had apparently been killed in "bloody street battles" between Chavez supporters & the opposition. It was said that Chavez had ordered the killings & had therefore been forced to resign. The Bush Administration voiced its support for the coup. Even the "liberal" New York Times celebrated. Film-makers Donnacha O'Briain & Kim Bartley were inside Venezuela's presidential palace at the time of the coup. They were also there at the denouement some 48 hours later. Come watch the film they made.