Riotsville, USA poster

Riotsville, USA

NR

Welcome to Riotsville, a fictional town built by the U.S. military. Using footage shot by the media and the government, the film explores the militarization of the police and the reaction of a nation to the uprisings of the late '60s, creating a counter-narrative to a critical moment in the country's history.

2022·90 min·Released
Studio: Arch + Bow Films, Catapult Film Fund, Doc Society, Field of Vision, LinLay Productions, Sundance Institute, XRM Media
4.9TMDb
6.7IMDb
91%RT
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Theatrical Sep 16, 2022Digital Sep 16, 2022
Nexus ms19858TMDb 794252IMDb tt11398388
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USA · English · USA

Overview

An archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, cast soldiers to play rioters, burn the place down, and film it all.

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civil rightssocial justicepolitical unrestwoman director1960s

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