The Purge: Election Year

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Directed by series creator James DeMonaco, The Purge: Election Year is the third film in the Purge franchise and a direct sequel to 2014’s The Purge: Anarchy. Frank Grillo reprises his role as Leo Barnes while Purge newcomers Elizabeth Mitchell and Mykelti Williamson join the cast.

It’s been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night.  Now serving as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), his mission is to protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets the poor and innocent.  But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn…or both be sacrificed for their sins against the state.

“The idea with The Purge series was always to combine various genres; in fact, you go into the films with a potpourri of them,” explains DeMonaco of his passion for the series. “You have action. You have horror. You have some sci-fi, dystopian and utopian future elements in them. There’s also an underlying political message here.” DeMonaco stresses however that the political issues in the film aren’t inspired by this year’s election. “The film doesn’t draw on any particular candidate, but with the wildness of this election cycle, it’s understandable to draw that conclusion.”

The Purge: Election Year is rated 18A.