Running with Beto is a 2019 documentary film directed by David Modigliani.
Official trailers
HBO on Thursday, May 09, 2019 released the trailer:
Running with Beto (2019) | Official Trailer | HBO.
Story intro
The year-long campaign of Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke for the 2018 Texas senate seat is presented. He almost achieved what was arguably seen as the improbable to impossible by coming close to upsetting the incumbent, Republican Senator Ted Cruz, in what is one of the bluest states state-wide in the nation. That uphill climb included being little known at the beginning of the campaign outside his El Paso district - he planning on visiting all two hundred fifty-four counties in the state in making himself better known - and not accepting any political action committee (PAC) moneys, which most politicians do, in funding his campaign. Specific issues are highlighted as they become more integral in the minds of the public and thus politicians, including President Donald Trump's push to build a border wall and his associated classification that all illegal Mexican immigrants are criminals, and the number of mass shootings in the country - especially the one at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas - bringing up the ever divisive issue of gun control. The effect of the decision to run on O'Rourke's immediate family is also shown, they who describe the commitment being exponentially greater than it was in the Congress campaign. The possible effects of the election result on the 2020 elections is also discussed.
Cast
- Beto O'Rourke
- Himself - Candidate
- Amy O'Rourke
- Herself
- Cynthia Cano
- Herself
- Jody Casey
- Herself
- Chris Evans
- Himself
- David Wysong
- Himself
- Shannon Gay
- Herself
- Marcel McClinton
- Himself
- Amanda Salas
- Herself (as Amanda Elise Salas)
- Ted Cruz
- Himself
- Rhonda Hart
- Herself
- 'Little' Joe Hernandez
- Himself (as 'Little Joe' Hernandez)
- Zack Malitz
- Himself
- Esther Martinez
- Herself
- Charlotte O'Rourke
- Herself
- Ulysses O'Rourke
- Himself
- Michael Powell
- Himself
- Estela Torres Powell
- Herself
About
The film Running with Beto was scheduled to be released on March 9, 2019 (SXSW Film Festival) and on May 28, 2019 (HBO) by Home Box Office (HBO).
The duration of the film is 94 minutes.
Rating
Running with Beto got high rating from critics.
External links
IMDB: Running with Beto
Wikipedia: Running with Beto