An underground revolutionary group struggles against internal strife to stage urban guerilla attacks against a fictionalized fascist regime in the United States. Interspersed throughout the narrative are rhetorical sequences that explain the philosophy of radical action and restrain the melodrama inherent in the thriller genre.
Direction
Kramer blurs documentary and fiction until you can't trust either
Editing
Rhetorical interludes that deliberately kill momentum—political point
Director
Robert Kramer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the actual Weather Underground era with non-professional actors, many of whom were genuine activists. The FBI kept files on the production.
Kramer later admitted the film's structural 'flaws' were intentional—he wanted audiences to experience the frustration of revolutionary process, not just the fantasy.
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