Ocasio-Cortez and Other Strong Women in Netflix’s ‘Knock Down The House’ – What to Expect?
Knock Down the House scheduled to be released on May 1, 2019, and was directed and distributed by Netflix team.
See what to expect from this movie on Nexter.org.
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What to expect?
Knock Down The House tells a story about four women from Democratic Party who decided to run for Congress in the 2018 UStates.
These women are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Amy Vilela (Nevada), Cori Bush (Missouri), and Paula Jean Swearengin (West Virginia).
Ocasio-Cortez is the one who won the election, but others – Vilela, Bush, and Swearengin – lost.
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Cast
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
She’s possibly the most widely recognized of the group due to her social media presence, incredible primary upset victory against five-term congressman (fmr.) Rep Joe Crowley, being the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, and the extensive news coverage from major networks.
- Amy Vilela
Daughter’s death drives Nevada candidate, Amy Vilela, for Congress.
“They’re telling her it’s going to be very expensive, she can leave now, there’s the door, it won’t cost her anything,” Vilela said. “They want us to see if we can get her on our insurance.”
- Cori Bush
She represents Missouri’s 1st congressional district.
“I’m running because the people of Saint Louis still need resources,” said Bush. “We still need a livable wage. We still need affordable, quality, available health insurance, we still need racial equity, we still need reforms on our criminal justice system.”
- Paula Jean Swearengin
Paula is a social and environmental activist from West Virginia.
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Critics’ response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 8.5/10. See the review comments from top critics below.
- ‘Compelling as the other stories may be, you kinda can’t help but spend them waiting for Ocasio-Cortez to come back onscreen,’ Sean Burns for The ARTery;
- ‘It’s refreshing to see how polite the Democrat political discourse is, in contrast to the deliberate boorishness of Trump,’ Suzi Feay for Financial Times;
- ‘If a film like Knock Down the House can inspire the next AOC to run for office, maybe the face of American politics can really change sooner than later,’ Kiko Martinez for San Antonio Current.
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