''The Price of Freedom'' is a 2021 American documentary film by
Judd Ehrlich
Judd Milo Ehrlich (born August 17, 1971) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2016, ''The New York Times'' said "Ehrlich, an Emmy-winning documentarian, clearly knows his craft."
His works as director include ''Keepers of the ...
about the
National Rifle Association of America.
Summary
It traces back to the history of the NRA and their powerful influence fueled by the narrative of fear.
Interviews
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Bill Clinton
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David Keene
David Arthur Keene (born May 20, 1945) is an American political consultant, former presidential advisor, and newspaper editor, formerly the Opinion Editor of ''The Washington Times''. Keene was the president of the National Rifle Association for ...
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Lucy McBath
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Fred Guttenberg
Fred Guttenberg (born December 24, 1965) is an American activist against gun violence. His 14-year-old daughter Jaime Guttenberg was murdered in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14, 2018. His son, Jesse, also a student at t ...
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X Gonzalez
Reception
On
Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 100% based on reviews from 7 critics. On
Metacritic it has a score of 77% based on reviews from 4 critics.
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman (born February 24, 1959) is an American film critic who has been chief film critic for ''Variety'' magazine since May 2016, a title he shares with . Previously, Gleiberman wrote for ''Entertainment Weekly'' from 1990 until 2014. ...
of ''
Variety'' called it "An absorbing, disturbing, and scrupulously well-researched documentary that lays out the nuts and bolts of the National Rifle Association's history."
Gary Goldstein of the
Los Angeles Times wrote: "Clear-eyed, compassionate and compelling, the documentary "The Price of Freedom" efficiently unpacks and debunks the myths it posits the National Rifle Assn. of America has deployed to further its all-guns-all-the-time agenda and foster a culture war."
See also
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Bowling for Columbine''
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Gun violence
References
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Official trailer
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2021 films
2021 documentary films
American documentary films
Works about gun politics in the United States
National Rifle Association
2020s English-language films
2020s American films
English-language documentary films