Knock Down the House (2019)

7.2/10 86 min Documentary

Overview

In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Without political experience or corporate money, these four women are attempting to do what many consider impossible.

Cast

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Self

Cori Bush

Self

Joe Crowley

Self

Ilhan Omar

Self

Joe Manchin III

Self

Nancy Pelosi

Self (archive footage)

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