SmoKings (2014)
The Messina brothers are Yesmoke, a little tobacco company based in modern day Turin, Italy. Originally, Yesmoke was an online store for cigarettes selling its products all over the world. Every day millions of people would buy cheap packets of Marlboro, Camels and Lucky Strikes online. When sales reached over one hundred million, "Big Tobacco" started to fight the "Little Guys" and sued them for 550 Million dollars, obligating them to shut their website down.
Director: Michele Fornasero
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 101 min
Release Date: October 18, 2014
Screenplay
Music: Giorgio Giampà
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
Keywords
capitalism, documentary
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is SmoKings about?
- The Messina brothers are Yesmoke, a little tobacco company based in modern day Turin, Italy. Originally, Yesmoke was an online store for cigarettes selling its products all over the world. Every day millions of people would buy cheap packets of Marlboro, Camels and Lucky Strikes online. When sales reached over one hundred million, "Big Tobacco" started to fight the "Little Guys" and sued them for 550 Million dollars, obligating them to shut their website down.
- Who directed SmoKings?
- SmoKings was directed by Michele Fornasero.
- How long is SmoKings?
- SmoKings has a runtime of 1h 41m (101 minutes).
- What genre is SmoKings?
- SmoKings is a Documentary film.
- Where was SmoKings produced?
- SmoKings was produced in Italy.