Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- sardonic
- provocative
- bleak
- political discussion
- history-themed viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the premise and political satire intriguing, while viewing the low-budget execution and limited alternate-history world-building as uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film is structured as a British documentary examining the Confederate nation's history, with archival-style presentation and interviews.
Confederate victory and the triumph of racial enslavement transform American history into a direct critique of racism and historical denial.
Interspersed advertisements and public service announcements promote racist products and Confederate tyranny as ordinary civic life.
Faked footage, documentary conventions, and historical-media textures make the alternate timeline appear plausibly recorded.
Films like C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America, and why
The Man in the High Castle
alternate history used for pointed political satire and critique of racism
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
mockumentary form exposes institutional prejudice through deadpan media conventions
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
black comedy turns racist ideology and historical injustice into unsettling satire
Inglourious Basterds
counterfactual American history reframes national mythology through revisionist satire
Movie Details
- Director
- Kevin Willmott
- Release Date
- 2005-06-24
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (85)
Cast
- Greg Kirsch
- Rupert Pate
- Ryan L. Carroll
- Brian Paulette
- Larry Peterson
- Evamarii Johnson
- Greg Hurd
- Kevin McKinney
- Will Averill
- Kelly Mengelkoch
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America about?
- A deadpan faux documentary chronicles a Confederate victory and weaponizes its grotesque alternate America to expose the persistence of real racist history.
- What is C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America as mild.
- What did critics think of C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America?
- Critics generally found the premise and political satire intriguing, while viewing the low-budget execution and limited alternate-history world-building as uneven.
- Which films are like C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America?
- Films with a similar feel include The Man in the High Castle, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, and Inglourious Basterds.
- How long is C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America?
- C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America?
- In United States, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America streams on Philo.
