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An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th

2024 · 107 min

A sober, sorrowful recounting of homegrown extremism, heavy with testimony from survivors and the long shadow of loss.

Directed by
Marc Levin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Kathy Sanders, Nancy Shaw, Marsha Kimble
Tagline
Homegrown terrorism decades in the making.
Overview
This documentary looks at the surge in political violence through the story of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, showing the roots of anti-government sentiment and its reverberations today, along with the emotionally charged warnings of those who suffered tragic losses in the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history.

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Directed by
Marc Levin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Kathy Sanders, Nancy Shaw, Marsha Kimble
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • violence
    • politics
    • grief
    • corruption
    • memory
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Marc Levin
    Starring
    Kathy Sanders, Nancy Shaw, Marsha Kimble, Bud Welch, LaDonna Battle-Leverett, Daniel Coss, Mike Boettcher, Bob Sands
    Music
    Wendy Blackstone
    Cinematography
    Jordan Fisher
    Runtime
    107 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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