America

Lying along the mythic Route 66 of the United States is the town of Seligman, Arizona; population: 450. At the end of 2016, both before and after the election of Donald Trump, Claus Drexel spoke to some of its residents about their lives, the election, and their political views - most consistently, regarding gun control. The resulting documentary juxtaposes breathtaking photography of Seligman's desert landscapes with the sometimes terrifying viewpoints of its inhabitants. Yet, Drexel's film avoids turning his majority right-wing Republican interviewees into more straw figures to be ridiculed ...