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The Confessions
Le confessioni
2016 · Film · 103 min
Directed by Roberto Andò
A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world's most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to receive his confession, that night, in secret. The next morning, Rochè is found dead...
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> social media ... organized political power structure
It's not just social media and it is somewhat disingenuous to dismiss the idea that finance, specially specially international finance, does not have (some form of) power [that actually trumps and transcends political power].
This is a somewhat interesting film that I was watching the other day. It's mere existence addresses the first bit -- that perception is certainly not limited to "social media". And of course the film itself is about a super secret gathering of G8 ministers where they struggle with the decision to put in place some (undisclosed) policy change that they all know will have very drastic consequences for the global average joe.
The Confessions (2016): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4647784
Frontline has an excellent episode on the Norfolk Four, a similar case that happened in Virginia: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/the-confessions/