Caucus

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Caucus

2013

1h 44m

Documentary

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During the 2011-2012 presidential campaign in Iowa, eight Republicans fight to become their party's candidate to take on Barack Obama.

Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

Caucus makes a return trip to Iowa a welcome journey.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 2, 2013

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Geoff Berkshire

Variety

Schnack's observational approach studiously avoids editorializing, allowing the words and actions captured by the cameras to speak for themselves.

Nov 7, 2013

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Andrew O'Hehir

Salon.com

This gripping and grotesque portrait of retail politics in the Hawkeye State, entirely free of editorial commentary, locates truths about the contemporary Republican Party and our flawed electoral system that a more tendentious account never could.

Nov 7, 2013

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Like the character who finds the most success in "Caucus," the film's path to victory is paved by its attention to detail and staying small.

Nov 22, 2018

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics (Substack)

Perfectly captures the chaos of the caucus circus while delivering a different kind of political campaign doc, from the crowd rather than the candidate(s)' bus or war room.

Rated: 4/5

May 30, 2014

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Barbara Vancheri

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Caucus allows moviegoers to tag along, like a silent observer forbidden from asking questions, in the run-up to the Iowa Caucus in January 2012.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 6, 2013

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Audience Member

It's fascinating to see these guys in their "off camera" personas suddenly put forward their artificial selves in front of live and taped audiences. They essentially are saying the same thing but are desperate to sell themselves as different. It allows the view to judge and support or condemn their actions.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

I always assumed hardcore conservatives were bat $h!+ crazy, this documentary proves it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

It was a frequently funny behind-the-scenes view of the characters who made up the Republican hopefuls in the 2008 Iowa caucuses. You don't need to be a political junkie to enjoy the film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

It was a frequently funny behind-the-scenes view of the characters who made up the Republican hopefuls in the 2008 Iowa caucuses. You don't need to be a political junkie to enjoy the film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

During the 2011-2012 presidential campaign in Iowa, eight Republicans fight to become their party's candidate to take on Barack Obama.

Director: AJ Schnack
Producer: Shirley Moyers, Edward Parks, AJ Schnack, Nathan Truesdell
Distributor: Bonfire Films of America
Production Co: Rival Pictures, Om Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 29, 2016
Runtime: 1h 44m