Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement

NR 7.2
2019 1 hr 28 min Documentary , Music

An in-depth exploration of a seminal moment in DC music history (circa 1976 to 1984) and the rise of harDCore. The film is made up of a mix of rare archive material, conversational interviews, and a collage editing style. Features early DC punk and hardcore bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Slickee Boys, The Faith and more.

  • Cast:
    Ian MacKaye , Paul 'H.R.' Hudson , Henry Rollins

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Reviews

Noutions
2019/06/29

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

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CommentsXp
2019/06/30

Best movie ever!

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Curapedi
2019/07/01

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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Allison Davies
2019/07/02

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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