The American Dreams of Bobby Kennedy

The American Dreams of Bobby Kennedy

8.5

May 10 2018

Documentary

On June 6, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy, a staunch opponent of racial discrimination, supporter of the inhabitants of poor neighborhoods and advocate of social change in America, was assassinated. With him, a whole section of the American dream collapsed. From the day of President Kennedy's assassination to the death of his brother Bobby Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel almost five years later, this film looks back at the journey of this statesman and his fight for a fairer world. Four years during which Bobby Kennedy will fly on his own wings in politics, four years that will leave an indelible mark on American politics, four years full of hope, but ending with a bitter disillusionment. Through unique archives, discover a new portrait of this Kennedy that everyone called "Bobby".

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

(archive footage)

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