Four Hours at the Capitol (2020)

Directed by

Jamie Roberts

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

52 min

Rated

0

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary pieces together footage and interviews to show what happened inside the U.S. Capitol during a violent attack on January 6, 2021. It covers the events from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. through the eyes of rioters, police, and lawmakers trapped inside.

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What happens

Four Hours at the Capitol is an HBO original documentary film produced in association with the BBC and directed by Jamie Roberts. It was released on October 20, 2021. The film chronicles the 2021 United States Capitol attack and focuses on the hours of 1-5 p.m. through an assortment of footage from that day, some previously unseen, in addition to testimonies from some rioters, law enforcement officers, Members of Congress and staffers who were inside the Capitol Complex. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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