Bisbee '17 (2018)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 52min
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- Synopsis:
It’s 2017 in Bisbee, Arizona, an old copper-mining town just miles from the Mexican border. The town’s close-knit community prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bisbee’s darkest hour: the infamous Bisbee Deportation of 1917, during which 1,200 striking miners were violently taken from their homes, banished to the middle of the desert, and left to die. Townspeople confront this violent, misunderstood past by staging dramatic recreations of the escalating strike. These dramatised scenes are based on subjective versions of the story and “directed,” in a sense, by residents with conflicting views of the event. Deeply personal segments torn from family history build toward a massive restaging of the deportation itself on the exact day of its 100th anniversary. - Actors:
- Charles Bethea, Ken Boe, Mike Anderson, Benjamin Joel Caron, Chris Dietz, Mary Ellen Dunlap, Aaron Gain, Richard Graeme Iii, Dick Graeme, Doug Graeme, Annie Graeme-Larkin, Richard Hodges, Laurie McKenna, Mel Ray, Steve Ray, Sue Ray, Becky Reyes, Fernando Serrano, James West
- Directors:
- Robert Greene
- Genres:
- Documentary
