September 16, 2016
Release Date

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Gun Nation (2016)

Name: Gun Nation
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-09-16

30m

Running Time

September 16, 2016
Release Date

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Plot.

In the 18 years since Zed Nelson’s seminal photography book Gun Nation was published, 500,000 Americans have been killed by firearms in the US and many more injured. Nelson returns to the people he met, photographs them again, and asks why America is a nation still with an insatiable appetite for firearms. Avoiding stereotypical images of gang members or extremists, Nelson focuses instead on another side of America’s gun culture: the mainly white middle classes who sell and purchase guns in vast numbers. […]

Where to Watch.

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Currently Gun Nation is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video

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🇺🇸 United States

Cast & Crew.

Zed Nelson

Director / Producer

Noah Payne Frank

Editor

Charlie Phillips

Executive Producer

Christian Bennett

Executive Producer

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Details.

Release Date
September 16, 2016

Status
Released

Running Time
30m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-13

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

Gun Nation is a 2016 documentary film directed and produced by British photographer and filmmaker Zed Nelson. The film explores issues surrounding gun ownership, gun violence, and gun culture in the United States and marks 18 years since the director's award-winning photography book of the same name. It was commissioned by The Guardian and by the Bertha Foundation, executive produced by Charlie Phillips and released online on 16 September 2016. The film was the first production to be screened in the documentary section of The Guardian.