The year is 1970 and the disastrous Vietnam War keeps escalating. Protests are erupting all over U.S. campuses. But in Minneapolis, word that the national Red Barn Restaurant chain wants to erect a new fast-food franchise in old, venerable Dinkytown, the "war at home" takes a different turn. This stunning documentary chronicles the unprecedented 40-day, 40-night continuous Dinkytown "Occupation" to prevent construction of an unwanted hamburger joint. From film programmer-turned-filmmaker Al Milgrom, the story is recounted by seven participants whose varied reminiscences about defending the neighborhood becomes a microcosm of the memorable '70's Generation. Music featured in the film by Bob Dylan, Willie Murphy.
The Dinkytown Uprising has generally received positive reviews.
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The Dinkytown Uprising was released in 2015 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 2 reviews, giving The Dinkytown Uprising (2015) an average rating of 64%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Dinkytown Uprising than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 64%, The Dinkytown Uprising is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2015, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2015 with similar scores include films like Spectre, Tale of Tales and A Bigger Splash.
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