Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

2006 · 93 min · EN · 6.7 (48 votes)

Dir. Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck · Starring Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire, George W. Bush, Rick Rubin, Simon Renshaw

“Freedom of speech is fine, as long as you don't do it in public.”

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Shut Up and Sing is a documentary about the country band from Texas called the Dixie Chicks and how one tiny comment against President Bush dropped their number one hit off the charts and caused fans to hate them, destroy their CD’s, and protest at their concerts. A film about freedom of speech gone out of control and the three girls lives that were forever changed by a small anti-Bush comment

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This documentary feels like a defiant roar against censorship. It’s a raw, often frustrating, but ultimately empowering look at artists standing their ground when their voices are threatened. A testament to resilience in the face of intense public pressure.

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