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Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

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Urgent and complex, CIVIL WAR (OR, WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE) travels across the United States, exploring how Americans tell the story of their Civil War. Filmed from President Obama's final year in office through the present, it interweaves insightful scenes and touching interviews filmed North and South, painting a uniquely crafted, multi-faceted portrait of the American psyche and the deep roots of its turbulent times. With delicacy and strength, subtlety and determination, CIVIL WAR lays bare a nation in denial, haunted by an embittered past and the stories it refuses to tell.

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Matt Zoller Seitz RogerEbert.com Its thesis that the North won the Civil War and the South won the Reconstruction ... will be revelatory to young students, and anyone whose past schooling glossed over or distorted the deeper meaning of those events. Rated: 3/4 Sep 17, 2021 Full Review Ann Hornaday Washington Post Interviewing teachers, students, Confederate buffs and state politicians, Boynton delves into the abyss dividing Americans in terms of what we know about our own history and how what we know differs by region, self-selection and heritage. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 17, 2021 Full Review John Anderson Wall Street Journal No, there's not a happy ending to "Civil War." But there's also no shortage of provocative inquiry, or empathy, or understanding. Jun 16, 2021 Full Review David Reddish Queerty It would be easy to dismiss Civil War as a work trying to shame the south and nationwide white complacency, but Boyntons camera paints a far more complicated picture. Rated: 4/4 Mar 13, 2022 Full Review Nathaniel Muir AIPT The film takes familiar topics and looks at them in a whole new way. It is interesting to see how different parts of the country look at the Civil War. Sep 17, 2021 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru An alarming and vital stepping stone toward truth and, above all, democracy. The more we face the harsh truths about history or the present without any sugar coating, the closer we'll be to democracy. Rated: 8.352/10 Sep 17, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Rachel Boynton

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Erika Dilday

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Rachel Boynton

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Henry Louis Gates

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Sam Pollard

Executive Producer

Steven Shainberg

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Synopsis Urgent and complex, CIVIL WAR (OR, WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE) travels across the United States, exploring how Americans tell the story of their Civil War. Filmed from President Obama's final year in office through the present, it interweaves insightful scenes and touching interviews filmed North and South, painting a uniquely crafted, multi-faceted portrait of the American psyche and the deep roots of its turbulent times. With delicacy and strength, subtlety and determination, CIVIL WAR lays bare a nation in denial, haunted by an embittered past and the stories it refuses to tell.
Director
Rachel Boynton
Producer
Erika Dilday, Rachel Boynton
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 17, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 17, 2021
Runtime
1h 40m