The Caviar Connection

How does a dictatorship remain in power? According to this terrifying documentary, the answer is strict perception control, glitzy public spectacles and massive bribes. The Caviar Connection is a critical exploration of precisely what goes into the phrase “caviar diplomacy”. By orchestrating lavish events, hosting world famous pop stars and bribing diplomats and observers with extravagant gifts and large sums of money, dictatorships like Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan maintain their legitimacy in the eyes of the international community. (Bergen International Film Festival)