How to Start a Revolution
Brief Synopsis
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Half a world away from Cairo's Tahrir Square, an aging American intellectual shuffles around his cluttered terrace house in a working-class Boston neighborhood. His name is Gene Sharp. White-haired and now in his mid-eighties, he grows orchids, he has yet to master the internet and he hardly seems l
Cast & Crew
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Ruaridh Arrow
Director
Ruaridh Arrow
Producer
Philip Bloom
Cinematographer
Michael Crozier
Editor
James Otis
Executive Producer
Richard Shaw
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Hot to Start A Revolution
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Political
Release Date
2011
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Synopsis
Half a world away from Cairo's Tahrir Square, an aging American intellectual shuffles around his cluttered terrace house in a working-class Boston neighborhood. His name is Gene Sharp. White-haired and now in his mid-eighties, he grows orchids, he has yet to master the internet and he hardly seems like a dangerous man. But for the world's dictators his ideas can be the catalyst for the end of their regime.
Director
Ruaridh Arrow
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Hot to Start A Revolution
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Political
Release Date
2011
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Winter February 24, 2012
Limited Release in United States Winter February 24, 2012 (New York City)
