5 Days in Denver

2012 • 112 minutes

About this movie

For 5 days in 2008, a group of protesters calling themselves Re-create 68 took to the streets of Denver to dissent against the American government at the Democratic National Convention. Defying federal court orders, riot police and bad press, this motley assemblage of men and women ranging in age from 21 to 71, set out to 're-create the spirit of the sixties' and exercise their version of democracy with their voices and bodies as their only political capital. 5 DAYS IN DENVER is an immersive journey through the modern protest experience in America. From mass arrests to the 'Freedom Cage' to a city-wide ban on 'pee & poo', this story embeds you in the surprising and complex life of the unconventional patriot. Think Democracy is easy? Think again.