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Une Pastorale Américaine (2024)

Name: Une Pastorale Américaine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-01-18T08:40:50+01:00
Rating: 3.7

Documentary | 118 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 118 minuten

Alternative title: An American Pastoral

Country: France

Directed by: Auberi Edler

IMDb score: 7,4 (98)

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Une Pastorale Américaine plot

In 2023, a fierce cultural and political-ideological battle rages in a conservative Pennsylvania town over the curriculum of a public school. With the lion’s share of the school board up for re-election, fundamentalist board candidates are campaigning through the leafy neighborhoods of Elizabethtown. The rise of white supremacy, conspiracy theorists and Christian nationalism is unstoppable in the growing ranks of the local Republican Party. Democrats fear, not without reason, a ban on literature with “sexual content” and the stigmatization of LGBTQ+ children.

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mrklm

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18 January at 08:40

In the US, democratically elected umbrella school boards are responsible for education in their districts. In Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, five of the nine seats are at stake in the upcoming elections. The Democratic candidates are deeply concerned about the growing influence of fundamentalist Christians, who are primarily targeting policies regarding what they consider "perverse" or "pornographic" books during their campaign. A rare glimpse into the mindset of Christian conservatives, Edler followed both parties during their campaign and received permission to film the public meetings of the current school board. Despite the significant divisions, things are (still?) civilized here. This is how democracy should be, but the visible friction between them makes you wonder how long that will last.