Knock Down the House

In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Without political experience or corporate money, these four women are attempting to do what many consider impossible.

Director: Rachel Lears

Cast

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Cori Bush

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Paula Jean Swearingen

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Amy Vilela

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Joe Crowley

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Ilhan Omar

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Joe Manchin III

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Nancy Pelosi

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