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Grassroots
Democracy with a Smile
Released
98 min
5.3/10 Votes: 1156
Grant Cogswell, a liberal music critic decides to run for city council against a popular black incumbent and is assisted by a reporter who recently lost his job. Initially given no chance, things turn dark when Cogswell makes it into the general election. Based on a true story.
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