Death of a Nation (2018 film)

Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time?
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Dinesh D'Souza
  • Bruce Schooley
Based onThe Big Lie and Death of a Nation
by Dinesh D'Souza
Produced byGerald R. Molen
Narrated byDinesh D'Souza
CinematographyBenjamin Huddleston
Music byDennis McCarthy
Production
company
D'Souza Media
Distributed byQuality Flix
Release date
  • August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5.95 million
Box office$5.99 million

Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time? is a 2018 American political documentary film by Dinesh D'Souza,[1] a US conservative provocateur.[2] In the film D'Souza presents a revisionist history[3][4] comparing the political climate surrounding the 45th President of the United States Donald Trump to that of the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. The film argues that the Democratic Party from both eras was critical of the presidents of the time and that the Democrats have similarities to fascist regimes, including the Nazi Party. The film was written and directed by Dinesh D'Souza and Bruce Schooley, and produced by Gerald R. Molen. It was produced on a budget of $6 million.

Death of a Nation was released in the United States on August 3, 2018, received strongly negative reviews and grossed $5.9 million. Some film critics criticized the film as propaganda,[5][6][7] and both critics and historians noted its falsehoods and misrepresentations.[8][9] Owen Gleiberman of Variety said, "D'Souza's bogus conflation of liberalism and Nazism is really his way of denying the white-supremacist appeal that runs right down the middle of the Trump presidency."[10] Several publications called the film one of the worst of 2018,[11] and review aggregator Metacritic identified it as the worst-ranking film (out of almost 12,000 at the time) in the website's history.[12] The film was nominated for four parody-style Golden Raspberry Awards, winning two.[13]

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  2. ^ Staff (January 21, 2019). "'Gotti' leads Razzie nominations, Trump up for worst actor". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Lynch, John. "Dinesh D'Souza, who Trump pardoned, has a new documentary that compares the president to Lincoln, and it has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Chait, Jonathan (August 3, 2018). "Liberals Are the Real Nazis, Says Donald Trump Jr. Actual Nazis Disagree". Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Graham, Adam (August 2, 2018). "Review: 'Death of a Nation' blames liberals for everything". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Caffier, Justin (August 7, 2018). "Dinesh D'Souza's New Doc Premiered to a Hellish Room of Far-Right Stars". Vice. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Ehrlich, David (July 30, 2018). "'Death of a Nation' Review: Dinesh D'Souza's Latest Right-Wing Propaganda Compares Donald Trump to Abraham Lincoln". IndieWire. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
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