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C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

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In mockumentary format, director Kevin Willmott examines an alternate world in which the Confederates won the American Civil War to establish the Confederate States of America -- a land that celebrates the practice and institution of slavery and racism. Following British documentarians as they interview several historians, politicians and other inhabitants of the Confederacy and neighboring Canada, Willmott has his protagonists delve into the history and events that led to this new modern day.

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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.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Feb 16, 2017
"C.S.A." tells a counter-story of how slavery survives to the present day-and it uses traces of contemporary pop culture to show that the notion isn't really even such a stretch. Go to Full Review Geoff Pevere Toronto Star Jun 16, 2006
3/4
By slyly nudging both history and the language of television, this mock documentary about an America won by the Confederacy ... manages to be both shocking and strangely banal in equal measure. Go to Full Review Rick Groen Globe and Mail Jun 16, 2006
2/4
The satire comes to feel strained and the whole premise gets awfully precious, reducing social subtleties to cinematic simplicities. Go to Full Review Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Aug 9, 2017
[CSA is] an extraordinary new mock-u-mentary. Go to Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Aug 30, 2009
Brimming with daring concepts though only sporadically united into a lacerating whole Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 31, 2008
B-
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Benjamin H @RT03626419 Apr 24, 2026 This alternate history documentary is a brilliant satire of racism in the U.S. south. The reviews do not do it justice. Highly believable and disturbing. See more William B. @willmbarnhill Mar 11, 2026 I keep coming back and rewatching this. A very good mockumentary, and definitely one of my favorite mockumentaries. I feel like it’s under appreciated and not seen by as many people as it should See more Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 Jan 23, 2022 Well done mockumentary that is laughable at times. Also, like many documentaries of a bygone era, it may put you to sleep. I may have scored it a notch lower but I think everyone should see it. See more Feb 16, 2021 What if the South won and we're living in the Confederate States of America. Very well researched. Hysterical but also disturbing look at the past. See more Jun 26, 2020 waste of time. Not funny at all See more Jun 13, 2020 Can you imagine a world dominated by the racist ideology of white superiority? The "contamination" of a single drop of blood! Where would we really be today as a civilization of truly unequal human beings? Time to tear down the statues. See more Read all reviews
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Kevin Willmott

Director

Rupert Pate

Sherman Hoyle

Evamarii Johnson

Patricia Johnson

Larry Peterson

John Ambrose Fauntroy V

Charles Frank

British Narrator

Greg Hurd

Mr. Johnson

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Synopsis In mockumentary format, director Kevin Willmott examines an alternate world in which the Confederates won the American Civil War to establish the Confederate States of America -- a land that celebrates the practice and institution of slavery and racism. Following British documentarians as they interview several historians, politicians and other inhabitants of the Confederacy and neighboring Canada, Willmott has his protagonists delve into the history and events that led to this new modern day.
Director
Kevin Willmott
Producer
Rick Cowan, Sean Blake, Victoria Goetz, Matt Jacobson, Benjamin Meade
Screenwriter
Kevin Willmott
Rating
PG-13 (Racial Issues|Language|Disturbing Images|Strong Thematic Material)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$669.1K
Runtime
1h 29m
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