This documentary starts out looking at a weird contradiction: an organized event for anarchists. At first it looks like it will primarily examine the tensions between people who are trying to forge a community based on extreme individual freedom. As it goes on though, a second story begins to develop: a murder. As we explore the tragic backgrounds of the people involved, it seems like the series is following two tangentially connected stories. But then they come together towards the end, exposing the weakness of an ideology that rejects authority and government when it has to deal with fraud, cartels, murder and people with untreated mental illness. And this becomes apparent even to some of the most ardent believers in anarchy. Questions are also raised about whether the only people who can indulge in anarchy are the rich. Very insightful if you give it time.
Review of The Anarchists
