Buzz: "Raising hard questions about American politics, democracy and race, Marshall Curry's incisive Oscar-nominated documentary takes viewers behind the scenes of the Newark, N.J., cutthroat mayoral race in 2002. The candidates: young Ivy League upstart Cory Booker vs. incumbent Sharpe James, an old-timer who's not above employing questionable tactics to achieve victory. The gloves come off as the contenders lock horns in their battle to win voters."
Very, very compelling. Another film that speaks to the sheer audacity and hypocrisy of power. Booker's fight in the 2002 election was literally Sisyphean; it seems there's little chance for a new (and, admittedly outside) candidate to challenge the incumbent when the police are quashing dissent and removing campaign signs. But the struggle is necessary, even if the outcome is somewhat predictable.
7/3
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