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‘War Game’: Rehearsing the uncomfortably plausible

Political Theater, Episode 343

The Jan. 6, 2021, attempted insurrection helped inspire the simulation role-playing exercise that is the subject of the documentary “War Game.”
The Jan. 6, 2021, attempted insurrection helped inspire the simulation role-playing exercise that is the subject of the documentary “War Game.” (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

What happens when a veterans organization conducting an unscripted role-playing simulation with real political figures about an attempted coup on Jan. 6, 2025, joins forces with filmmakers who have “Dr. Strangelove” and Nathan Fielder on the brain? The experimental but highly relevant documentary “War Game.” Co-director Jesse Moss and Vet Voice’s Janessa Goldbeck talk about their project.

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