Knock Down the House

Knock Down the House

★ 7.1IMDb Score
Released:2019-01-27
Duration:86 min
Director:Rachel Lears
Actors:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, Paula Jean Swearingen, Amy Vilela, Joe Crowley
Production:Atlas Films, Artemis Rising, Doc Society

Overview:

In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Without political experience or corporate money, these four women are attempting to do what many consider impossible.

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