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This movie takes the form of a british documentary, covering the evolution of the confederate states of america after the south won. The confederacy was originally formed by seven secessionist slaveholding states south carolina, mississippi, florida, alabama, georgia, louisiana, and texasin the lower south region of the united states, whose economy was. The film i married an abolitionist is released in cinemas. The confederate states of america, through the eyes of a faux documentary, takes a look at an america where the south won the civil war. The confederate states of america gledaj online the confederate states of america online filmovita. The confederate states of america 2004 fullhd movie, the confederate states of america 2004 fullhd movie dvd quality the confederate states of america 2004 fullhd movie dvdrip online free.
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American history is turned on its head in this bitterly satirical mockumentary from writer and director kevin willmott. Its a fake documentary mockumentary based on the souths having won the civil war. A the confederate states of america, a faux documentary. A the second had a pure white field and used the battle flag as its canton, while the third simply added a vertical red bar on the. Watch full movies online c s a the confederate states of. The best war movies to watch about confederate states army are friendly persuasion, gods and generals and free state of jones. It simply was illegal for a confederate state to ban slavery in fact. Through the eyes of a british documentary, this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an america where the south won the civil war.
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