Unconstitutional (2004)

Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties is a documentary film which premiered in 2004. Here are some basic facts about it:

** Writer and director: Nonny de la Peña

** Producers: Nonny de la Peña, Robert Greenwald, and Earl Katz

** Narrator: James Hanes

** Available on DVD and via Amazon Prime Video

** Run time: 66 minutes

This film wants to explore what has happened with regard to US civil liberties since the attacks of September 11 and the introduction of new legislation (the Patriot Act) in 2001.

Many persons are interviewed in the film. I will not mention all names, because the complete list is too long. Here are some of the names (in alphabetical order):

** Aquil Abdullah – an African-American athlete

** Vincent Cannistraro – former chief of operations and analysis at CIA’s counter-terrorist center

** David Cole – Professor of Law, Georgetown University

** Peter A. DeFazio – a US politician, a Democrat from Oregon

** David Lindorff – an investigative reporter

** Michael Mori – a US Military Lawyer

** Laura Murphy – American Civil Liberties Union

** Barbara Olshansky, Center for Constitutional Rights

What do reviewers say about this film? Here are the results of two review aggregators:

** 74 per cent = Rotten Tomatoes (the audience)

** 79 per cent = IMDb

On the US version of Amazon there are 40 reviews of this product. The average rating is 4.2 stars.

As you can see, the ratings are quite good. But if you ask me, they are not good enough. I want to go all the way to the top with this product. I think it deserves a rating of five stars.

PS. For more information, see the following documentary films:

** Shadows of Liberty (2012)

** Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2003)

** Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006)

** Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech (2009)

** Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

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