Charlie vs Goliath

America ReFramed Season 6
  • Feature Film
  • 2018
  • 60 Mins

Former Catholic priest Charlie Hardy is 75 years old and has no money or political experience. But none of that dissuades him from running for the U.S. Senate in his home state of Wyoming. Charlie’s principled and courageous stand against money in politics attracts a ragtag group of young volunteers. As they jump aboard a 1970 Crown school bus, campaigning across the Wild West state, can they sustain their grassroots campaign and shake up the political establishment?

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Former Catholic priest Charlie Hardy is 75 years old and has no money or political experience. But none of that dissuades him from running for the U.S. Senate in his home state of Wyoming. Charlie’s principled and courageous ...

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One man's battle to take on the political establishment and [showing] you can win in politics without discarding your values.

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