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January 6th

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Emmy and Peabody winning directors Gédéon and Jules Naudet ("9/11," "November 13: Attack on Paris," "The Presidents Gatekeepers") examine January 6th from the unique perspective of the heroes, first responders, and survivors of the attack. It's an apolitical story of resilience and bravery that features Speaker Nancy Pelosi, DC Police Chief Robert J. Contee III, Congresswoman Liz Cheney, and over 50 Senators, Representatives, staffers from both sides of the aisle, and police officers as they reveal their first-hand experience of the attack. It is the only documentary for which the Capitol and Metropolitan Police Departments granted full access to their officers.
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Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) 01/18/2023
Excellent and necessary. Go to Full Review Brandon Yu New York Times 01/05/2023
It all adds up to a frightening and necessary document of a deadly day, and also, as the camera continually swoops through a 3-D rendering of the Capitol to transition to a new scene of horror, a grave understanding that things could have gone far worse. Go to Full Review Wade Major FilmWeek (LAist) 01/18/2023
I don't think we can or will get anything definitive for many years... This is a valuable contribution to a corpus that will continue to grow. Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com 01/10/2023
3/5
Those seeking an auteur documentary will be frustrated, this is a "televised" account... [but] it's a valuable approach to the event in which far-right groups check-mated one of the most powerful democracies, shocking the world. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Michael Frank The Spool 01/08/2023
The unfurling of this memorable day in American history casts a long, dark shadow on far-right extremists, election deniers, and ex-President Donald Trump. Go to Full Review Abe Friedtanzer AwardsWatch 01/03/2023
B+
This documentary is insightful and educational, adding important commentary to an edited chain of video that really should but somehow doesn’t speak for itself. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Matt H 01/29/2025 I thought it was a well-made documentary by the Naudet brothers about that day. I imagine it was challenging to get people to speak, but the interviews were mostly with Democrats or unpopular Republicans, making their perspectives somewhat predictable. It would have been more balanced to include more conservative voices and ask tougher questions of them. But I understand that the documentary was more about retelling the events of that day rather than deeply diving into the full political complexities surrounding it. See more Paul T @taytek 01/03/2025 Complete propoganda. Recommend you watch the other side of the story! See more Robert U 12/29/2024 The same people that set this up, and had people arrested and are held in federal prison, just for being outside....made the this one sided documentary of cherry picked out of context lies that are going to be exposed eventually. Watch it now because before long it won't be available to view. Slander comes to mind. See more Benoit C 11/02/2024 Funny and clever, really enjoyed it! See more Dru P 10/26/2024 Absolute garbage, but definitely porn for the MAGA cult. See more James T 10/12/2024 January 6, 2021: a date which will live in infamy. This documentary sheds light on this super cereal, armless coup which was a bigger threat to democracy than Fort Sumter, Pearl Harbor, 9/11, and Comrade Harris' coronation combined. See more Read all reviews
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Jules Naudet

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Gédéon Naudet

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Liz Cheney

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Nancy Pelosi

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Steven Sund

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Synopsis Emmy and Peabody winning directors Gédéon and Jules Naudet ("9/11," "November 13: Attack on Paris," "The Presidents Gatekeepers") examine January 6th from the unique perspective of the heroes, first responders, and survivors of the attack. It's an apolitical story of resilience and bravery that features Speaker Nancy Pelosi, DC Police Chief Robert J. Contee III, Congresswoman Liz Cheney, and over 50 Senators, Representatives, staffers from both sides of the aisle, and police officers as they reveal their first-hand experience of the attack. It is the only documentary for which the Capitol and Metropolitan Police Departments granted full access to their officers.
Director
Jules Naudet, Gédéon Naudet
Production Co
Propagate
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary, News
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2023
Runtime
2h 33m
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