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Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 4:57 AM

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Unable to see my review I submitted last week for ' Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat '

Hi

I am a bit concerned about the submission of reviews that are within IMDb guidelines and yet that do not appear.

I am quite concerned that IMDb reviewers may have biases, conscious or unconscious, that are influencing the reviews being okayed for publishing.

For the review in question, I wish that it be noted that, I had not mentioned anything that was contrary to true facts, in fact anything that was not already shown in the documentary film. ' Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat ' is a documentary film that is purely based on facts, one that has garnered the highest review score of 100 by several leading newspapers including The New York Times, The Observer, Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal.

As a humanitarian who values truth and fairness to all people, If personal biases are indeed affecting user reviews submitted on IMDb, how do I flag the decision on my review to a supervisor or to the relevant higher department?  I would highly appreciate your reply and an escalation if IMDb extends its users the right to have an unfair review decision contested.

The review in question is for the movie ' Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat ',  submitted one week ago and is copied below for your reference:

What an amazing well-researched and superbly edited documentary that is filled with historic, factual and realistic visual, written and aural accounts interlaced throughout with powerful jazz music from heavyweights such as Louis Armstrong, "Dizzy" Gillespie and Nina Simone.. I couldn't get enough of it ! No wonder this documentary got 100 from several top reviewers, well-deserved!!!

In our current climate of political madness, increased ignorance and a world that is inching towards the precipice of a third world war, watching the great leaders of the past from around the world who stood on the right side of history gave me goosebumps and hope for the future of the world. It is important to see how white colonialists and imperialists - both within Europe and in settler colonial nations around the world, from Canada to Australia - to this day, cause, maintain and continue oppression, unrest, assassinations and genocide of indigenous people and the control of their lands and their natural resources. The murderers and war criminals include presidents, kings, ambassadors, military commanders, intelligence personnel and top politicians of these colonial powers, their agendas and culpability in these crimes are clear as the light of day.

Documentaries such as these should be a must-see in schools and universities, for a better understanding of white privilege, colonialist politics and their influence in the UN, the drivers of genocide and the double standards for humans rights, civil rights and justice depending on the color of your skin.

Summary: A powerful insight into white colonialism, their cronies in the UN and the brutal subjugation and genocide of the Congolese people in Africa

Sincerely,

flowerpetal_06659

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Hi flowerpetal_06659-

Thank you for posting! Do you happen to have the 18-digit submission reference number for this user review contribution as well?

Cheers!

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Hi Maya

Thank you for your kind reply.

Submissions aren't accessible on IMDb until they are approved. Thankfully the emails I receive when a review is accepted/declined do provide the details, so here's the reference number for my contribution:

 

#241204-225910-240504

I really would like to know if there are prejudices within the IMDb submissions review panel, as I honestly do not understand why the review was declined I was essentially summarising the film!

Please escalate if need be. 

Kind regards

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Hi @flowerpetal_06659,

Thank you for the submission reference. For future reference, you can track your user review contributions via the Contribution History (beta).

Firstly, I would like to reassure you that there are no prejudices or influence of such when processing user reviews. In regards to the above review, I can confirm it was declined due to being overly concerned with social commentary, and not the title itself. Please refer to our user review guidelines for further guidance.

Thanks!

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Hi Ozzy,

Thank you for your reply, and my apologies for the delay in my reply.

Could you kindly point out the social commentary that you speak of in my review? - the three small paragraphs I wrote all directly refer to content shown in the documentary film. Apart from recommending it the film for school viewing, every word refers to actual topics shown in the film.  I would appreciate a valid justification instead of mere words that don't resonate with the truth.

If you disagree with the content of the film, then perhaps IMDb needs to reiterate where there policies lie with regards to showcasing films that truthfully, without bias, dissect and show the worst side of humanity. It doesn't make sense to have such films in your database and yet not allow members to summarise and review them, do you see my point? 

I'm afraid I'm not reassured about the prejudices or influence of reviews and I really do not wish to be sharing thousands of other reviews that do not do a proper review of the title just to prove my point. Also, I do not understand why the status has been changed to "solved" by merely repeating the grounds it was declined for the first time - that is exactly what I am contesting.

Please be fair enough to have someone who has actually watched this film and understands the scope of the content within and in my review to offer their opinion on whether the review was violating review guidelines.

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