Summaries

A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.

Four exceptional women mount grassroots campaigns against powerful incumbents in Knock Down the House, an inspiring look at the 2018 midterm elections that tipped the balance of power. When tragedy struck her family in the middle of the financial crisis, Bronx-born Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had to work double shifts as a bartender to save her home from foreclosure. After losing a loved one to a preventable medical condition, Amy Vilela didn't know what to do with the anger she felt about America's broken health care system. Cori Bush, a registered nurse and pastor, was drawn to the streets when the police shooting of an unarmed black man brought protests and tanks into her neighborhood. A coal miner's daughter, Paula Jean Swearengin was fed up with watching her friends and family suffer from the environmental effects of the coal industry.—Netflix

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Keywords
  • feminism
  • socialism
  • congresswoman
  • democrat
  • house of representatives
Genres
  • Documentary
Release date Apr 30, 2019
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Kentucky, USA
Production companies Artemis Rising Foundation Atlas Films Jubilee Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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