This documentary was produced entirely in Minnesota. It contains commentary, opinion, and expressive content, including satire, parody, and rhetorical hyperbole, concerning matters of public concern. Certain depictions and scenes are dramatized or stylized for narrative purposes. Statements of opinion are not intended to be understood as assertions of verifiable fact.

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