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Knock Down the House

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.

20191h 26mPGDocumentary

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About Knock Down the House

Directors
Rachel Lears
Cast
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, Paula Jean Swearingen, Amy Vilela, Joe Crowley, Ilhan Omar
Genres
Documentary
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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