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| Directed by | Garret Price |
| Narrated by | Bryan Vadnais |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 110 minutes |
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| Distributor | HBO |
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Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage is a 2021 documentary film about the music festival Woodstock '99.[1][2]
The film features interviews in which the concert promoters, workers, performers, and attendees share their experiences of the infamous 3-day festival that was marred by intense heat, overpricing, violence, sexual assault, looting, vandalism, and fires.[3]
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage premiered on July 23, 2021 (the 22nd anniversary of the concert's first day), on HBO and HBO Max.[4]
It is the first film of the six-part documentary series Music Box.[5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 32 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The critics consensus reads, "Woodstock 99 documents the notorious music festival like an unraveling horror film to visceral effect, presenting a flashpoint in cultural nadir while suggesting that it was also a sign of troubles to come."[7]
