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Knock Down the House

2019

Rachel Lears

Documentary, Self: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

6.8

695

Documentary Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a young, bold Puerto Rican bartender from the Bronx, works double shifts to save her family’s home from foreclosure. Struggling with her own financial problems, she knows many of her neighbors are also hard-pressed to make a living. In order to bring representation to one of the most marginalized constituencies in America, Alexandria runs for office. This film follows four women—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"A pretty extraordinary cinematic artifact (...) Such is the seductive emotional power of the film, so sympathetic are its subjects, that it's hard to imagine it won't melt at least a few conservative hearts."	POS
United States	Amy Nicholson Variety	"An emotional doc (...) The film lets its subjects do the talking instead of cluttering things with statistics"	POS
United Kingdom	Jordan Hoffman The Guardian	"I can’t imagine anyone not finding this movie inspiring (...) The final reels of this film feel like a 'Rocky' movie.(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jake Howell The Film Stage	"These are regular people trying to change the world, and anyone who isn’t moved by their attempts to do so, frankly, is probably someone who has no intention of knocking down anything at all"	POS
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"[It] delivers a conclusion that has all the joy of anything written for the big screen (...) Green light the sequel now, we’re going to need many more."	POS

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