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The Camden 28

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In 1971, 28 antiwar activists, including five clergymen, raid a New Jersey draft board office, subsequently they are arrested on site in a government sting operation.
The Camden 28

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Despite the fact the events chronicled in The Camden 28 occurred 30 years ago, this poignant and compassionate doc about Vietnam protesters is both powerful and timely.

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Mark Holcomb Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Director Anthony Giacchino doesn't always relate the tale in the clearest fashion, but his sometimes overly emotional approach... doesn't detract from its essential fascination. Aug 11, 2007 Full Review Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com Not exactly blazing cinema, but intellectually riveting. Aug 2, 2007 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed If anything it also shows that dissent is a far gone notion in our modern society... Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 14, 2007 Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International Until a worthwhile dramatized version of the Camden 28 comes along, this dutiful documentary will suffice. Jul 30, 2007 Full Review Phil Hall EDGE Boston When it comes to political agitation, the Camden 28 are genuine heroes and deserve to be recognized for what they dared to achieve. Rated: 3/5 Jul 29, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Decent documentary but nothing to write home about. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member great doc expaining in detail the antiwar efforts by a group attempting to destroy draft files for the Vietnam war. The group explains the hows and whys of their attack on the draft board office, followed by their trial. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member A great documentary about the Camden 28 trial. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Why this hasn't been made a feature film yet is beyond me. Epic story, characters, setting and timeframe. And all of it true. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Hopeful, inspiring and useful. I feel a knot in my gut when I watch films or documents that involve religion, however this documentary is about good people with fearless consciences that also happen to be Catholic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member MmmmKay..I thought I reviewed this once, but this app is so clunky, it apparently didn't take. A surprisingly good documentary, given I only stumbled on it at the library today. It recalls one of the many anti-Vietnam war protests of the 60's and early 70's, where protesters broke into draft board offices and either burned or destroyed records. In this case in Camden, NJ, the protesters, largely left wing Catholics, were betrayed by one of their own, only to see the Nixon administration and Hoover Justice Dept. screw up the case. This had to be one of J. Edgar Hoover's last big investigations before he went to that big drag bar in the sky. He never lived to see the unusual trial and verdict. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1971, 28 antiwar activists, including five clergymen, raid a New Jersey draft board office, subsequently they are arrested on site in a government sting operation.
Director
Anthony Giacchino
Distributor
First Run
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 28, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.0K
Runtime
1h 23m