Movie Details

Title

American Gadfly

Overview

A decade since his last campaign, 89-year-old former senator and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Gravel comes out of retirement when a group of teenagers convinces him to run for president one last time. Through the senator’s official Twitter account, the “Gravel teens” embark on an unlikely adventure to qualify him for the Democratic debates in order to advance an anti-war, anti-corruption, and direct democracy agenda in the 2020 presidential race. Working together, the young activists and the experienced politician confuse and amaze the generations between them.

Runtime

1 h 36 min

Release Date

28 May 2021

Actors

Mike Gravel, Henry Williams, David Oks, Elijah Emery, Henry Magowan, Whitney Stewart Gravel, Jamie Keiles, Tulsi Gabbard, Andrew Yang, Marianne Williamson, Bernie Sanders, Rick Santorum, Anne Williams, Katherine Williams, Bettina Weil, Keane Bhatt, Jon Suhr, Alex Chang, Benjamin Church, Rosaline Qi, Niko House, Dave Weigel

Certification

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Genres

Documentary

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