C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

2004
PG-13
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

5.2K

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C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)

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Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

5.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Trivia
The footage of the "JBU terrorist attack" was actually news reel footage from when a B-25 bomber accidentally crashed into the Empire State Building.

Goofs
Henry David Thoreau is named as one of the Northern intellectuals who fled to Canada after the Southern victory in 1863. But Thoreau had already died on 6 May 1862, before history diverges.

Quotes
John Ambrose Fauntroy: Dear friends, the colored is not ready for freedom. To free him is to make him an orphan. Liberty would be a great curse to the race.

Connections
Featured in Tienes que ver esta peli: C.S.A.: Confederate States of America (2022)

Soundtracks
Fauntroy Is The Man
Written by Erin J. McGrane and Scott Richardson
Performed by Scott Easterday, Gregg Jackson, Erin J. McGrane, Cynthia Walker, and J. Richard Walker

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Featured review

7/10

"CSA" takes broad swipes at the South

In the faux documentary "CSA," we learn what the twentieth century would have been like if the South had won the Civil War. The Confederate States of America became a nation teeming with racism and misogyny.

As a Southerner, I found the film pretty offensive. It perpetuates the myth that racism is a uniquely Southern commodity and that the South is the birth place of ignorance. A Southern victory, apparently, would have permanently snuffed out any progressive movement in the United States. This would lead to wives being encouraged to let their husbands beat them and televised executions. The South's barbarism and ignorance would have overcome the goodwill and progressive impulses of the enlightened North.

I ain't buying it. It's a simplistic view of history and a damaging caricature of the South that still persists. I have been greeted by a great deal of ignorance outside of the South by folks who still believe today's South is that of "Eyes on the Prize." The LA riots, reaction to the OJ verdict, the Matthew Shepherd murder, etc. reveal that ignorance, hatred, and racism are national problems.

The movie was impressively put together, especially considering its limited budget. It's very compelling, but I found its vision of the South to be ignorant.

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