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Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb

Hunter S. Thompson's 1970 sheriff's campaign in Aspen, Colorado, is the subject of the documentary "Freak Power", which chronicles his unconventional approach that electrified the local community.

Hunter S. Thompson returns from the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, disgusted by the violence, corruption, and police brutality he witnessed. He decides to take action in his own community, where local police are targeting young people and harassing them with absurd crimes.

Info about Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb

Studio(s): Gaia Entertainment, Freak Power Productions

Originally Released: United States, Oct 23, 2020

Genres:Biography, Documentary