DVD | The Weather Underground

What happens when some of the biggest peaceful protests ever fail to influence a government and stop an un-just war?

The protesters splinter and radical groups are born.

The Weather Underground was one such group, born in a time of unrest and distrust, The Weather Underground sought to overthrow the government through civil unrest and a non-lethal bombing campaign.

So what caused a peaceful student group to splinter and reform into a violent terror organization?

The Vietnam War.

With the media beaming in colour images of a war no one wanted or understood into living rooms around the US, with US casualties growing and an increasing number of atrocities being forced on innocent people by the US military, it was little wonder that people wanted to affect change.

The Weather Underground is a documentary that takes us back to the late 60’s and into the 70’s and tracks the passage of the Weather Underground, from it’s student days to the late 70s when it’s leaders, sick of hiding, gave themselves up.

It’s a fascinating documentary that mixes news reports from the time, with recent interviews with the main players. It’s both disturbing and compelling at the same time, and makes you wonder if anything could happen to trigger something like it again.