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Vindicating Trump

  • 2024
  • PG-13
  • 1h 36m
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4.1/10
1.7K
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Documentary

Dinesh D'Souza examines the challenges faced by Donald Trump, including political opposition, legal battles, and assassination attempts, during his bid to return to the presidency.Dinesh D'Souza examines the challenges faced by Donald Trump, including political opposition, legal battles, and assassination attempts, during his bid to return to the presidency.Dinesh D'Souza examines the challenges faced by Donald Trump, including political opposition, legal battles, and assassination attempts, during his bid to return to the presidency.

  • Directors
    • Debbie D'Souza
    • Dinesh D'Souza
    • Bruce Schooley
  • Writers
    • Dinesh D'Souza
    • Bruce Schooley
    • Debbie D'Souza
  • Stars
    • Donald Trump
    • Dinesh D'Souza
    • Lara Trump
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    1.7K
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    • Directors
      • Debbie D'Souza
      • Dinesh D'Souza
      • Bruce Schooley
    • Writers
      • Dinesh D'Souza
      • Bruce Schooley
      • Debbie D'Souza
    • Stars
      • Donald Trump
      • Dinesh D'Souza
      • Lara Trump
    • 14User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Donald Trump
    Donald Trump
    • Self
    Dinesh D'Souza
    Dinesh D'Souza
    • Self
    Lara Trump
    • Self
    Alina Habba
    • Self
    Joe Biden
    Joe Biden
    • Self - U.S. President
    • (archive footage)
    Wolf Blitzer
    Wolf Blitzer
    • Self - T.V. Reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Tucker Carlson
    Tucker Carlson
    • Self - Political Broadcaster
    • (archive footage)
    Hillary Clinton
    Hillary Clinton
    • Self - Democrat Politician
    • (archive footage)
    James Comey
    James Comey
    • Self - Former FBI Director
    • (archive footage)
    Kennedi Elder
    • DNC Aide
    Dianne Feinstein
    Dianne Feinstein
    • Self - Democrat Senator
    • (archive footage)
    Jesse Ferrao
    • Ryan Chief of Staff
    Kerri Fishencord
    Kerri Fishencord
    • Ballot Worker
    Paul A. Freeman
    Paul A. Freeman
    • Jay
    Sety Guchi
    Sety Guchi
    • Spicy Lib
    Kamala Harris
    Kamala Harris
    • Self - U.S. Vice President
    • (archive footage)
    Wesley Hayes
    • DNC Researcher
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
    • Self - U.S. Political Candidate
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Debbie D'Souza
      • Dinesh D'Souza
      • Bruce Schooley
    • Writers
      • Dinesh D'Souza
      • Bruce Schooley
      • Debbie D'Souza
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    9barbdreger

    Pulling back the veil

    Tough to watch at times, due to the reality of the corruption and devisiveness we're seeing in our country. This documentary by Dinesh was well produced and included behind the scenes footage and information to give the viewer a clearer picture of what is happening with our elections and politics. Much actual footage was used to illustrate the corruption and frankly it was shocking to learn that anyone can order ballots to be printed and submitted. The only one who would think this was acceptable would be someone who wants to control the election outcome, vs respect the voice of the people. It needs to be corrected. Corruption at so many levels...
    9nlathy-839-300677

    Still Worth Fighting For Your Country

    This is a movie well worth seeing with the Election drawing near. Dinesh D'Souza has made a movie, which tops the previous three. The use of actors to help tell the story of the Establishment's crackdown on the American people improves pacing. Casting Nick Searcy as a Democrat operative is a stroke of brilliance. The movie's dark humor is a welcome surprise. Some things could have been done better. John Wayne makes for a better Western hero than Clint Eastwood. There could have been some discussion about how deep state will be dealt with if Trump regains White House. Still an amazing film. Stay past the beginning of the closing credits.
    10alexander-e-bloch

    An outstanding achievement in documentary filmmaking.

    To characterize Vindicating Trump as a documentary would be a disservice to potential audience. The film does portray a factual story about real people and events, but it unfolds like a non-fiction novel, allowing director Dinesh D'Souza to convey perspectives that are largely absent from mainstream media coverage.

    The effectiveness of the narrative clearly demonstrates that D'Souza seized the mastery of the film medium by skillfully combining archival footage with dramatic reenactments, using tight pacing, moving soundtrack, and emotional cues to create a visceral narrative that challenges entrenched preconceptions. It is evident that the Director has a pretty good sense that a well-constructed footage can transcend the barriers of chronological, cultural, intellectual, and ideological boundaries as it instantly cuts to the core of the matter at a visceral, rather than cognitive level, prompting a reappraisal of one's values.

    At the risk of digressing for a moment, I feel compelled to share some of the decades-old memories that Vindicating Trump unexpectedly brought to the forefront of my psyche. Growing up in Odessa, Ukraine during the Soviet era, my first movie experience occurred at age five when my father took me to see Battleship Potemkin - a 1925 silent Russian epic - also a non-fiction novel format - about a revolt aboard a battleship by the sailors (lower classes) against the ship's officers (the elites). The scene of the Odessa Steps massacre, including the baby carriage teetering on the edge of one of the steps, was permanently etched in my brain. The significance of the events taking place on these very steps I personally walked on nearly every day was lost on me at the time (a five-year-old's frame of reference and sense of proportion are rather limited). What wasn't lost on me was the fact that despite the 30-year age difference, both my father and I seemed equally affected by the disturbing sequence that follows the pram with the above-mentioned baby rolling down the steps amidst the bloody carnage. What the Vindicating Trump creators proved again is that a well-constructed footage can transcend the barriers of chronological, cultural, intellectual, and ideological boundaries as it instantly cuts to the core of the matter at a visceral, rather than cognitive level. It is no surprise therefore that Dinesh D'Souza chose the film media to tackle the entrenched Trump derangement syndrome and tell the story in a way that challenges the entrenched biases.

    D'Souza's storytelling talent led me to explore more about the man behind the work. Unsurprisingly, Dinesh D'Souza is a true Renaissance figure-a prolific author, public speaker, debater, and filmmaker. His boldness stands out, especially in taking on figures like Obama and Hillary Clinton in ways few have dared. On top of that, he manages to host a daily, hour-long podcast where he delves into key political issues, interviews relevant guests, and, unexpectedly, offers insightful book reviews. (It seems Dinesh accomplishes more before breakfast than I do in a week!)

    Moving forward, I'm eager to dive into his earlier books and films. Based on his impressive body of work, I wouldn't be surprised if D'Souza is eventually recognized as one of the more consequential intellectuals of our time, alongside thinkers like Thomas Sowell and Victor Davis Hanson.
    1Solnichka

    Isn't lying one of the Commandments thou shall not break?

    As a lifelong educator, historian, and journalist, i occupy a world of.common sense, ethics, facts, law, logic, math, morality, rationality, reason, and science in my critical-thinking processes on what constitutes the real world around me. This moviemaker does not live in my world; he lives in some fantasy land where he can make up anything that makes him happy, get someone else to pay for the equipment, and then present it to an audience who wants to hear the same kind of "truths" that have no basis in common sense, ethics, facts, law, logic, math, morality, rationality, reason, or science. When 75 percent of modern Americans lack critical-thinking skills, this kind of "art" is what happens. Americans have a choice: enlightened citizenry as the Founding Fathers intended, or ...willful ignorance in a reality-distortion zone created of their own cognitive dissonance. This attempt at a film falls into the latter category-especially when one realizes the moviemaker was a convicted felon, pardoned by his subject. Common sense would have any rational thinker automatically reject such an attempt at moviemaking due to subjectivity and implicit bias. History and posterity is already laughing at this moviemaker.
    10geraldrdolan

    How Democrats persecute him, steal elections, and Kamala's policies

    This should be required watch for every voting age American citizen. Learn about the man and grandfather, how he sacrifices his wealth and freedom to help us citizens and the country. Learn how Democrats and their media demonize him. Learn how Democrats weaponized and corrupted the justice system to attack him, silence him, bankrupt him, and try to put him in prison. Learn undercover how the Democrats cheat to steal elections, how they buy and manufacture fraudulent and illegal mailed and drop box ballots, and ruin the integrity of our election system. Learn about Kamala Harris policies that would destroy our economy and our country.

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2024 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • We the Jury
    • Production company
      • D'Souza Media
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,372,091
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $774,874
      • Sep 29, 2024
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,372,091
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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