A bi-partisan group of ex-government and mililtary officials gather to play out an immersive, fully-staged simulation in the White House Situation Room, stress-testing the country’s preparedness for such a crisis. In this tense role play, they must respond to another Jan 6 insurrection, but this time with members of the US military defecting to support the losing Presidential candidate.
Playing out like a real-life political thriller, this expertly crafted hybrid doc is underpinned by fascinating analysis of the ever-gathering, disillusioned US far right, and the growing number of military personal joining their ranks. The scenario here is fictional, but the possibility feels urgently real.
