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If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011) - Movie Details

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Release Date: June 22, 2011 (Limited)
On DVD: August 30, 2011
Genre: Documentary
Director: Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman
Writer: Matthew Hamachek, Marshall Curry
Cast: Daniel McGowan
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Running Time: 85 minutes
MPAA Rating: Unrated

On December 7th, 2005, federal agents conducted a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front -- an organization the FBI has called America's "number one domestic terrorism threat." "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" is the remarkable story of the group's rise and fall, told through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan. Part coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robbers thriller, the film interweaves...

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