2016: Obama's America
| 2016: Obama's America | |
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| Directed by |
Dinesh D'Souza John Sullivan |
| Produced by |
Gerald R. Molen Doug Sain |
| Written by | Dinesh D'Souza John Sullivan |
| Based on |
The Roots of Obama's Rage by Dinesh D'Souza |
| Starring | Dinesh D'Souza |
| Music by | Calvin Jones |
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Production
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Obama's America Foundation
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| Distributed by |
Rocky Mountain Pictures Lionsgate |
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Running time
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89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million |
| Box office | $33.4 million |
2016: Obama's America is a 2012 documentary film by conservative author and political commentator Dinesh D'Souza. The film was produced by Doug Sain and Gerald R. Molen. D'Souza and John Sullivan co-directed and co-wrote the film, which is based on D'Souza's book The Roots of Obama's Rage (2010). Through interviews and reenactments, the film compares the similarities of the lives of D'Souza and President Barack Obama as D'Souza alleges that early influences on Obama are affecting his domestic policy decisions.
The film was panned by critics. Reviewers from Entertainment Weekly,Time,Variety, and The New York Times described the film as politically partisan and as "a nonsensically unsubstantiated act of character assassination", unlikely to sway undecided voters or Obama supporters. The film has grossed over $33.45 million in the United States and it was a major box office success, breaking sales records for documentary films.
The documentary begins with D'Souza on screen describing his own personal experiences as an Indian immigrating to the United States, as a college student at Dartmouth College, and then as an editor at the conservative magazine Policy Review, pointing out the similarities between his life and Barack Obama's. The film changes location to Indonesia, where a young Barack Obama is being reared by his mother Ann Dunham and stepfather Lolo Soetoro. A psychologist discusses the detrimental effect of an absentee father on his children. D'Souza travels to Africa and interviews Obama's half brother George Obama.
As Obama's mother and stepfather's relationship becomes strained, Obama is sent to Hawaii to live with his grandparents and meets Frank Marshall Davis. Obama finishes his college studies at Columbia, where the film claims he is influenced by anti-colonialist figures. His progression into an intellectual is highlighted by a visit to Kenya. The film incorporates spoken words from Obama's audio book, Dreams from My Father.
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