Conventioneers
MORA STEPHENS
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Plot Summary
A young Republican man comes to New York for the first time to be a delegate at the 2004 Republican National Convention and falls into an unlikely affair with a girl he knew in college - a Democrat who has returned to the city to protest the convention. Conventioneers is an ironic Romeo & Juliet story set against the real 2004 RNC that explores the consequences of the divide in American politics. Winner: 2006 Independent Spirit Awards - John Cassavetes Award.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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75%- Reviews Counted: 12
- Fresh: 9
- Rotten: 3
- Average Rating: 6.7/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Directed by Mora Stephens and produced by Joel Viertel, the film was conceived before the convention and executed as it transpired.
Fresh: A successful mix of scripted drama with on-location improv, and a rare instance of U.S. narrative cinema that engages the politics of the moment, Mora Stephens' Conventioneers refreshes on several levels.
Fresh: Despite its contrived, predictable elements, the novelty of the setting and ingenuity of the filmmakers give the work a genuine immediacy.
Rotten: They may stand in for two halves of a country split by irreconcilable political differences. But as a couple they make not one lick of sense, regardless of how desperate each is.
