Genres:
History
Music
Theatrical Release: 09/15/2006(USA
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time:
Flags: Violence, Profanity, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Lionsgate
Filmmakers
David Leaf and
John Scheinfeld offer a compelling look at the efforts of the United States government to silence one of
rock & roll's most outspoken war critics in this
documentary detailing the Vietnam-era struggle between the
Richard Nixon administration and iconic peace activist
John Lennon. The Vietnam War was raging and the nightly news was filled with stories of failed offensives and massacred U.S. troops. As anti-war protests back home gained momentum, it was the hopeful voice of former
Beatle Lennon that served to perfectly encapsulate the frustrations felt by many citizens that the U.S. had gotten caught up in an quagmire from which there was seemingly no end in sight. There's a high price to be paid for standing strong in your beliefs and openly criticizing the ruling elite, though, and now, through interviews with those who knew him best and revealing glimpses into an era where all hope seemed lost, filmmakers finally uncover the truth behind the
Nixon administration's highly classified efforts to isolate and eventually deport the man whose powerful words threatened to actually make sense in a world slowly suffocated by the grip of insanity. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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