See how one family's fight against the government invigorated armed militias and "Patriot" groups. Inside the Bundy family's standoffs over land in the West, and the groups aligned with them that have grown to levels not seen in decades.
FRONTLINE: American Patriot: Militia's and the Fight Against the Federal Government FRONTLINE goes inside the battle between the Bundy ranching family in the West and the federal government, examining how a simmering fight over land in Nevada and Oregon became deadly, invigorated a wider armed militia movement, and continues to challenge law enforcement.
Drawing on deep access to key people on all sides of the battle, American Patriot: Militias and the Fight Against the Federal Government investigates the standoffs that propelled the Bundy family into the national spotlight and the crosshairs of the federal government. After "Patriot" and militia groups that rallied to the Bundys' cause surged to levels not seen in decades, the film explores what's next for the family and the wider movement around them.
Producer: Richard Rowley, Abby Ellis, Sarah Childress, Frank Koughan
Executive Producer: Raney Aronson-Rath
Production Company: A Frontline Production with Divded Films LLC
Production Year: 2017
Copyright Year: 2017
Rating: TV-PG
Narrator: Will Lyman
Writers: Richard Rowley
Number of Discs: 1
Length: 55 minutes
Subtitled: Y
Subtitle Languages: English (SDH)
Language Track: English
Audio Format: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Widescreen