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Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb

Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb

Documentary
2020, Movie, 1h 30min
Hunter S. Thompson went to the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago as a journalist and returned home disgusted, yet motivated by what he’d just seen: violently suppressed protests, riots, corrupt politicians, and abusive cops. Back in Aspen, he finds more of the same. The local police and sheriff’s departments are targeting young people, harassing and charging them with absurd crimes and trying to push them out of town. Hunter decides he has to do something to change the police brutality that has become the norm.
Country: United States
Cast:
Hunter S. Thompson,
Alex Sweetman,
Travis Fulton,
Joe Edwards
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Ajax Phillips
Director
Hunter S. Thompson
As Self (archive footage)
Alex Sweetman
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Travis Fulton
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Joe Edwards
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Bob Braudis
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Ed Bastian
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In "Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb," journalist Hunter S. Thompson takes on the establishment by running for sheriff in Aspen, Colorado. Fed up with police brutality and corruption, Thompson's campaign becomes a national sensation as he rallies young people to demand change. With his signature wit and rebellious spirit, Thompson shakes up the status quo and challenges voters to question their assumptions about power and justice. Will his unconventional bid for office bring about real change, or will it just blow up in smoke?

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