Defining US (MOD) (BluRay Movie) [Blu-ray]

Defining US takes us inside the nation's largest schools and shows the struggles, hopes and dreams of marginalized students and educators fighting to rise above a divisive culture war over race and national identity that's playing out in classrooms across the nation today.

Charlie Baker has reached the end of his rope. He has battled with alcoholism and addiction all of his adult life. He has become the joke of the community. Now estranged from his family and separated from his wife, Charlie decides to get help. With the help of his sister and the support of a church member, Charlie ventures out to a secluded retreat to get clean. Bringing along a camera crew, he catches his entire journey of sobriety on camera. Two weeks of agony, withdrawals, and perseverance are documented in found footage style for all to see. Can Charlie cling to faith and finally get sober?

Petri is a product of the marketing industry, an ideal consumer with an apartment filled with all kinds of stuff. Dumped by his girlfriend, burdened by a huge mortgage, scarred by a maxed out credit card, and haunted by the stuff that failed to bring him happiness, Petri is in the middle of an existential crisis. Arguably encouraged by his grandmother, Petri gets the crazy idea to take all his stuff into a storage (including all clothing). The rule of the one-year experiment is that he can take only one item per day. A daunting task, and on top of that Petri will film himself doing it. In January Petri runs naked through an arctic Helsinki night to get his first item from the storage. It is a long winter coat, and he tries to sleep on his floor wrapped in it. Fever, loneliness, austerity and a lack of food are just the beginning in Petri's one-year challenge.