Insurrection Doc ‘War Game’ Debuts Trailer and Adds Theatrical Dates Before the Presidential Election
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor In Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber’s documentary “War Game,” the directing duo map out what America’s next coup d’état might look like.
The 94-minute docu takes place on Jan. 6, 2025 – four years after the 2021 Capitol insurrection. Moss and Gerber chronicle an elaborate simulation that dramatically escalates the threat posed by the recent insurrection and re-imagines a nation-wide insurrection in which members of the U.S.
military defect to support the losing presidential candidate, while the winning candidate and his advisors war game the crisis in a makeshift White House situation room.
The film follows a bipartisan group of U.S. defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations as they participate in a six hour, unscripted role-play exercise meant to save democracy as America teeters on the brink of civil war.
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