Attack on the U.S. Capitol: An American Trauma

Attack on the U.S. Capitol: An American Trauma

52 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Jan. 4, 2022

January 6, 2021 marks a turning point in U.S. history. The storming of the U.S. Capitol brings the United States to the brink of a political abyss. An angry, armed mob invades the Congress building to prevent Joe Biden from being officially confirmed as the winner of the 59th U.S. election and thus becoming the 46th President of the USA. The lie about Donald Trump's stolen election victory explodes into violence, five people die in the heart of U.S. democracy. The attackers' actions are documented almost completely, as is the helplessness of the security forces. Since then, most of the perpetrators have been identified and charged. But the rift in society continues. Many Republican congressmen remain with Trump, a renewed candidacy for the presidential election in 2024 is still possible. The attack on the U.S. Capitol leaves a shock with all convinced democrats. How could it possibly come this far? This documentary tries to reconstruct and analyze from very different perspectives.

Attack on the U.S. Capitol: An American Trauma

52 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Jan. 4, 2022

Attack on the U.S. Capitol: An American Trauma
January 6, 2021 marks a turning point in U.S. history. The storming of the U.S. Capitol brings the United States to the brink of a political abyss. An angry, armed mob invades the Congress building to prevent Joe Biden from being officially confirmed as the winner of the 59th U.S. election and thus becoming the 46th President of the USA. The lie about Donald Trump's stolen election victory explodes into violence, five people die in the heart of U.S. democracy. The attackers' actions are documented almost completely, as is the helplessness of the security forces. Since then, most of the perpetrators have been identified and charged. But the rift in society continues. Many Republican congressmen remain with Trump, a renewed candidacy for the presidential election in 2024 is still possible. The attack on the U.S. Capitol leaves a shock with all convinced democrats. How could it possibly come this far? This documentary tries to reconstruct and analyze from very different perspectives.
Producers ARTE, ZDF, ECO Media
Original title L'assaut du Capitole - Le traumatisme américain
Directors Gaston Saša Koren, Dagmar Gallenmüller
Writers Gaston Saša Koren, Dagmar Gallenmüller

Cast

Hans Henrik Wöhler

as Narrator (voice)

Michael Fanone

as Self - Interviewee

Aquilino Gonell

as Self - Interviewee

Robert Moore

as Self - Interviewee

Andrew Harnik

as Self - Interviewee

Elmar Theveßen

as Self - Interviewee

Richard William Painter

as Self - Interviewee

Robert C. Lieberman

as Self - Interviewee

Judith Lewis Herman

as Self - Interviewee

Jill Lepore

as Self - Interviewee

Forrest Rogers

as Self - Interviewee

Jim Himes

as Self - Interviewee

Patrick Gatons

as Self - Interviewee

Dave Choquette

as Self - Interviewee

Maryanne Larrea

as Self - Interviewee

Joshua Montanaro

as Self - Interviewee

Raman Montanaro

as Self - Interviewee

Glenn Grothman

as Self - Interviewee

Donald Trump

as Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Rudolph Giuliani

as Self (archive footage)

Mike Pence

as Self (archive footage)

Steve Bannon

as Self (archive footage)

Nancy Pelosi

as Self (archive footage)