|
|
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004) 6.4
Ratings:
6.4/10 from 3,893 users
Metascore: 62/100
Reviews: 119 user | 53 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War. Director:Kevin WillmottWriter:Kevin Willmott |
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
IMDb Picks: April
Visit our IMDb Picks section to see our recommendations of movies and TV shows coming out in April.
Editors' Spotlight
IMDb TV Blog: Latest News
Nicole Kidman's "Grace of Monaco" debuts on Lifetime, Fox renews one of its best comedies, and a familiar face checks in to "American Horror Story: Hotel." Check out the IMDbTV Blog to find out more about this week's hottest TV news.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Fatherland
(TV Movie 1994)
Drama
|
Fantasy
|
Romance
Director:
Christopher Menaul
Stars:
Rutger Hauer,
Miranda Richardson,
Peter Vaughan
The World Without US
(Video 2008)
Documentary
Directors:
Mitch Anderson,
Jason J. Tomaric
Stars:
Roy Werner,
Mari Ueda,
Tomo Kawaguchi
It Happened Here
(1965)
Drama
|
Sci-Fi
|
War
Directors:
Kevin Brownlow,
Andrew Mollo
Stars:
Pauline Murray,
Sebastian Shaw,
Bart Allison
Bunker Hill
(2008)
Drama
|
Western
Director:
Kevin Willmott
Stars:
James McDaniel,
Saeed Jaffrey,
Laura Kirk
The Only Good Indian
(2009)
Western
Director:
Kevin Willmott
Stars:
Wes Studi,
J. Kenneth Campbell,
Winter Fox Frank
Radio Free Albemuth
(2010)
Drama
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
John Alan Simon
Stars:
Jonathan Scarfe,
Shea Whigham,
Katheryn Winnick
Philadelphia Experiment II
(1993)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Stephen Cornwell
Stars:
Brad Johnson,
Marjean Holden,
Gerrit Graham
Jayhawkers
(2014)
Biography
Director:
Kevin Willmott
Stars:
Kip Niven,
Justin Wesley,
Blake Robbins
Ninth Street
(1999)
Drama
Directors:
Tim Rebman,
Kevin Willmott
Stars:
Don Washington,
Kevin Willmott,
Nadine Griffith
Destination Planet Negro
(2013)
Comedy
Director:
Kevin Willmott
Stars:
Tosin Morohunfola,
Danielle Cooper,
Kevin Willmott
Drama
Director:
Kevin Willmott
Stars:
Scot Pollard,
Michelle Davidson,
Joseph Anderson
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
|
|
Greg Kirsch | ... | |
|
|
Renee Patrick | ... |
Confederate Family Mom
|
|
|
Molly Graham | ... |
Confederate Family Child
|
|
|
William Willmott | ... |
Confederate Family Slave /
Frederick Douglas
(voice) (as Will Willmott)
|
|
|
Rupert Pate | ... | |
|
|
Evamarii Johnson | ... | |
|
|
Greg Hurd | ... | |
|
|
Ryan L. Carroll | ... | |
|
|
Don Carlton | ... | |
|
|
Kevin McKinney | ... |
Blackface Abraham Lincoln
|
|
|
Will Averill | ... | |
|
|
Arlo Kasper | ... |
Old Abraham Lincoln
|
|
|
Joe Bugni | ... | |
| Troy Moore | ... | ||
|
|
Jennifer Coville | ... | |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
See All (205) »
Storyline
Set in an contemporary alternative world where the Confederate States of America managed to win the American Civil War, a British film documentary examines the history of this nation. Beginning with its conquest of the northern states, the film covers the history of this state where racial enslavement became triumphant and the nation carried sinister designs of conquest. Interspersed throughout are various TV commercials of products of a virulent racist nature as well as public service announcements promoting this tyranny. Only at the end do you learn that there is less wholly imagined material in the film than you might suspect. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
Plot Keywords:
alternative timeline | tv commercial | civil war | confederate states of america | american civil war |Taglines:
What if the South had won the War? See more »Certificate:
See all certifications »Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 June 2005 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
O.P.A.: Omospodia Politeion tis Amerikis See more »Filming Locations:
Lawrence, Kansas, USABox Office
Opening Weekend:
$2,644 (USA) (14 October 2005)Gross:
$671,122 (USA) (30 June 2006)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
StereoAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
Edit
[commercial for Confederate Family Insurance]
Confederate Family Insurance Speaker: A man fills many roles in his lifetime: provider, protector, master of the house. As a father you have a vital role in your family's life. They depend on you to be there. We help to make sure you can fulfill that promise, because
[pause]
Confederate Family Insurance Speaker: no matter what they call you
[pause]
Confederate Family Insurance Speaker: at the end of the day
[pause]
Confederate Family Insurance Speaker: you know you're just
[pause]
[...]
See more »
Written by Erin J. McGrane and Scott Richardson
Performed by Scott Easterday, Gregg Jackson, Erin J. McGrane, Cynthia Walker, and J. Richard Walker
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
References Top Gun (1986), Red Dawn (1984) and Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970). "Top Gunners" "Red Canadian Dawn" and "Cotton Goes to Harlem" appear as some of the top movies in the box office on the newspaper. See more »Goofs
In the short film "The Hunt for Dishonest Abe", the silent comedian representing Abraham Lincoln has his blackface disguise smeared off his right cheek on one frame before the Confederate general streaks his fingers on that spot. See more »Quotes
[first lines][commercial for Confederate Family Insurance]
Confederate Family Insurance Speaker: A man fills many roles in his lifetime: provider, protector, master of the house. As a father you have a vital role in your family's life. They depend on you to be there. We help to make sure you can fulfill that promise, because
[pause]
Confederate Family Insurance Speaker: no matter what they call you
[pause]
Confederate Family Insurance Speaker: at the end of the day
[pause]
Confederate Family Insurance Speaker: you know you're just
[pause]
[...]
See more »
Soundtracks
Fauntroy Is The ManWritten by Erin J. McGrane and Scott Richardson
Performed by Scott Easterday, Gregg Jackson, Erin J. McGrane, Cynthia Walker, and J. Richard Walker
See more »
This movie danced along the edge of impropriety, but brilliantly. The premise is good and the execution is genius. Depicting this as a standard 'Ken Burns style' documentary is the perfect way to convey the sweep of history in a short time. The interviews, voice overs, and lingering camera shots of a still photograph were all spot-on.
My favorite part was the multiple level satire of films from the early 20th century showing events from the 19th: a silent movie about Lincoln's capture, a 50s school educational film about the superiority of whites, and a Hollywood war epic about the CSA's wars in South America. Depicting the fictional events through a lens of contemporary attitudes of what would have been the 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s... it made my head swim.
The commercials that another reviewer mentioned were humorous breaks in the action, but they didn't go much further than any normal commercial parody. The note at the end from the movie creators about the sources for some of these (I won't give it away) made me twinge with guilt for laughing, which I think is the response they wanted.
Overall, if you are a student of history, a lover of satire, a thinking person, or (god forbid) all 3 - you should see this move.