Anytown, USA (2005)

Directed by

Kristian Fraga

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers a mayoral race in Bogota, New Jersey. It follows three candidates vying for office in a small town. The film offers a look at how local politics reflect national issues.

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What happens

Anytown, USA is a 2005 documentary film produced by director Kristian Fraga on the mayoral race in Bogota, New Jersey. The mayoral race was among Republican Steve Lonegan, Democrat Fred Pesce and independent Dave Musikant. The film is described as a candid documentary on a small town that "serves as a perfect backdrop which provides a compromising look at our nation's political climate and proves that all politics is truly local". It was screened at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival on April 9, 2005, where it won the award for Best Documentary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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