State Legislature (2007)

Directed by

Frederick Wiseman

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h 37m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows the Idaho Legislature at work during a full session. It follows lawmakers and staff as they debate, negotiate, and manage routine political procedures.

observationalpatientmatter-of-factdryunhurrieddetailed

What happens

State Legislature is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Frederick Wiseman. It details the workings of the Idaho Legislature. Wiseman filmed for a total of 160 hours over a full 12-week session of the legislature, later editing his content down to a 3 ½ hour film. Wiseman was interested in the topic as a way to show one of the more basic political systems in America at work. It was first broadcast on PBS in June 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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