In this cautionary tale written in 1935 by Sinclair Lewis, a populist is elected by an overwhelming majority to the US Presidency. The power-hungry, maniacal new leader proceeds to degrade the institutions of democracy and scurrilously attacks those who oppose his dangerous agenda.

We follow the story of the rebellion as they rise against the destruction of their country and its values.

“Every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on.”