War, Comedy, Drama  •  2005  •  89 min  •  Teen (13+)

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2005)

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America poster

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2005)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Christianity: Negative
Islam: Positive
Judaism: Positive

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America is a satirical mockumentary imagining an alternate America where the Confederacy won the Civil War. Through a British documentary lens, it critiques racism, white supremacy, and systemic oppression while highlighting the fragility of so-called traditional values. The film’s progressive lean is driven by its unflinching exposure of injustice and its rejection of comfortable historical narratives.


Starring Cast

Greg Kirsch  •   Renee Patrick  •   Molly Graham


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a critique of systemic racism and white supremacy through its alternate history premise, aligning directly with progressive ideology.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

The movie critically examines an alternate history where the Confederacy prevailed, directly confronting themes of racial oppression and white supremacy. Its narrative explicitly critiques traditional power structures and highlights the devastating impact of systemic racism. The film's casting choices are integral to its purpose of exposing historical injustices and challenging dominant societal norms.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Negative
Confidence: High

The film portrays an alternate history where the Confederate States of America enforces policies of forced sterilization and systemic discrimination against various marginalized groups, explicitly including homosexuals. This depiction frames LGBTQ+ identity as a target for state-sanctioned oppression and control within a deeply problematic societal structure.

Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: Medium

The film depicts a society that outwardly celebrates traditional family values for its dominant group, but its narrative critically exposes how these norms are built upon and enable the brutal oppression and destruction of family units for enslaved people.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film portrays institutional Christianity within the Confederate States of America as fundamentally hypocritical and oppressive. It depicts religious leaders and institutions actively using Christian doctrine to justify slavery, racial hierarchy, and the CSA's brutal social order, with the film's overall narrative condemning this perversion of faith.

Islam: Positive
Confidence: High

In the context of the CSA's white supremacist and Christian-centric ideology, the film implies that Islam and its adherents would be subject to discrimination and xenophobia. The film's overall narrative critiques the CSA's intolerance, thus positioning the audience to sympathize with Islam as a victimized religion.

Judaism: Positive
Confidence: High

The film, through its depiction of the white supremacist CSA, implicitly portrays Jewish people as targets of discrimination and persecution. The film's narrative condemns the bigotry and intolerance of the CSA, thereby positioning the audience to sympathize with Judaism as a victimized religion.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its alternate history narrative centers on racial oppression and the social structure of a victorious Confederacy, with no discernible plot points or character arcs related to transsexual identity. The film's scope is entirely focused on the implications of a Confederate victory on race relations and societal norms.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a mockumentary presenting an alternate history and primarily features original characters created for its narrative. It does not adapt pre-existing characters from other media or portray real historical figures with a different gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a mockumentary presenting an alternate history and features original characters created for its narrative. It does not adapt pre-existing characters from other source material or directly recast real historical figures with a different race.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.4
The Movie Database logo
5.8

Critic Ratings

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7.9
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6.2

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