The Lavender Scare (2017)

Directed by

Josh Howard

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the U.S. government's persecution of gay and lesbian employees during the Cold War. It focuses on the people who lost their jobs and the activists who fought back.

informativehistoricalsoberingeducationalarchivalpersonaleye-openingquietly angry

What happens

The Lavender Scare (littéralement, « La peur violette ») est un film documentaire américain produit et réalisé par Josh Howard, sorti en 2017. Il s’agit de l’adaptation du livre The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays And Lesbians in the Federal Government de David K. Johnson (2006). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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