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(1970, Robert Kramer) Epic of urban revolutionaries battling among themselves and against the fascist regime of futurist America, shot in gritty vérité b&w in a very Alphaville 60s NYC. Approx. 132 min. 16mm.

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"There's no doubt that it stands alone as a sympathetic, frequently brilliant ideological thriller. Kramer's film occupies intriguingly shifting territory between documentary and science fiction. The result is a unique testament to the political consciousness of a decade. Kramer constantly astonishes with his ability to draw performances and find images that fix this particular consciousness with unnerving precision. It is beautifully shot in black-and-white."
– Time Out  (London)

“Surprisingly honest view of the life style of young American terrorists.”
– Pauline Kael