Underplayed Gems

Janeane from Des Moines (2012)

Janeane from Des Moines poster
Directed by
Grace Lee
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
14A
Rating
2.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A conservative housewife from Iowa goes to a Republican primary event. The film blends her fictional story with real interviews she conducts with politicians who do not know she is acting.

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What happens

Janeane from Des Moines is a 2012 American political drama film directed by Grace Lee, written by Lee and Jane Edith Wilson, and starring Wilson as a conservative housewife who attends the 2012 Republican Party primary in Iowa. It mixes elements of mockumentary and real-life interviews with Republican politicians conducted in-character without their knowledge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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