Shut Up & Sing (2006)

Original title

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

Directed by

Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

6

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the Dixie Chicks country music trio after their lead singer criticized President Bush on stage. It shows the backlash they faced from fans, the media, and political critics over several years.

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What happens

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (also known simply as Shut Up and Sing) is a 2006 American documentary film about the Dixie Chicks controversy, produced and directed by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck. The film follows the Dixie Chicks, an all-female Texas-based country music trio, over a three-year period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash, physical threats, and pressure from both corporate and conservative political elements in the United States after lead singer Natalie Maines publicly criticized then President of the United States George W. Bush during a live 2003 concert in London as part of their Top of the World Tour. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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