The Weathermen, 1969

It is 1969 and the Vietnam War has been waging for fourteen years, fueled by the mass conscription of young American men and omnipresent Cold War tensions.

The United States’ involvement in Vietnam has not moved forward without resistance. Throughout the 1960s, young leftists gathered in student protest movements to combat the injustices of American imperialism. Most prominent among these was Students for a Democratic Society, which held 50,000 members at its peak.

Yet ideological squabbling has caused the SDS to splinter, and from its ashes emerged the “Weatherman.” Named after a lyric from a Bob Dylan song, it declared itself a radical, leftist, and militant opponent to the pernicious forces of racism and imperialism that dominate the world.

But being a fledgling rebel group is difficult — hunted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, opposed by peaceful anti-Vietnam associations, and facing infighting among its own, the Weatherman have a series of important decisions to make. How far can they spread their message? How will they avoid the watchful eye of the FBI? And, most importantly, how much are they willing to sacrifice for their beliefs?

Only one thing is certain: the road to revolution will not be easy.