“Death Of A Nation” is a political documentary film that has been slammed by critics that see it as mere right-wing propaganda. There is no denying that political documentaries stir up a lot of emotional feelings and I feel that often means we completely disregard works that we disagree with. I do not agree with every conclusion in this film but it does raise lots of interesting issues and appears to have been made with a lot more skill and thought than some of Michael Moore’s films.

Conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza draws parallels between the modern political climate in the United States with Trump in office and the challenges facing President Lincoln. While doing this, he also extensively explores similarities between the fascists of 20th century Europe and the Democratic Party.

I had only vaguely heard of Dinesh D’Souza before seeing this film so I do not know much about him. Some of the claims he makes in this film do comes across as a little far-fetched (the claim that the leaders in Venezuela are ‘fascist’ rather than communist springs to mind) but he does raise some excellent points and some uncomfortable truths throughout the documentary. I was expecting more of the film to focus on Donald Trump (that would explain the partisan criticisms of the movie) but the film actually talks far more about Hitler. Various parts of the films include re-enactments of events in Nazi Germany and the United States during the American Civil War.

“Death Of A Nation” is undoubtedly a controversial movie but I do not think that it should be ignored. Documentaries should be allowed to challenge us and you do not have to agree with everything you hear in order to find something of benefit. I’m now certainly intrigued by the work of Dinesh D’Souza and am interesting in checking out some of his other films.