The True Story Behind "The Purge"

Here are the real life historical events that may have inspired The Purge films. Credits: www.buzzfeed.com/bfmp/videos/131869 Welcome to the BuzzFeed Unsolved Network! This channel is your one-stop destination for all things mystery, conspiracy, supernatural, true crime, and everything in between. Subscribe here: bit.ly/2zuaR06. MERCH: We've got it! SHOP NOW: bzfd.it/2MDBk2d MUSIC Licensed via Audio Network STILLS TOPSHOT-COLOMBIA-POLITICS-CRISIS-PROTEST JUAN BARRETO/Getty Images COLOMBIA-POLITICS-CRISIS-PROTEST JUAN BARRETO/Getty Images CHILE-CRISIS-PROTEST-ANNIVERSARY CLAUDIO REYES/Getty Images New York Comic Con 2019 - Day 1 Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images Shocked man watching horror movie with girl in cinema hall Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Colorful Characters Come out for WonderCon 2019 in Anaheim MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images/Getty Images Hidden Crowd Management. Vector Illustration. Tera Vector/Getty Images Comic-Con International: San Diego - 2018 USA Network/Getty Images MCM London Comic Con Ollie Millington/Getty Images MCM London Comic Con Ollie Millington/Getty Images MCM London Comic Con Ollie Millington/Getty Images MCM London Comic Con Ollie Millington/Getty Images MCM London Comic Con Ollie Millington/Getty Images MCM London Comic Con Ollie Millington/Getty Images CinemaCon Day 1 Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images great statue of the famous poet Virgil ChiccoDodiFC/Getty Images "Skate For Kids" Hosted By The Purge Anarchy Star Emmanuel Howell Keipher McKennie/Getty Images "Skate For Kids" Hosted By The Purge Anarchy Star Emmanuel Howell Keipher McKennie/Getty Images Audience enjoying movie at the cinema Flashpop/Getty Images Gods from the classical period | Antique Historic Illustrations NSA Digital Archive/Getty Images New York City Area Celebrates Halloween 2020 Noam Galai/Getty Images Dutch Fans Turn Out For First Euros Match Versus Ukraine Pierre Crom/Getty Images VIDEO Close up of suicidal girl pointing handgun at chin then crying / Cedar Hills, Utah, United States Mark Andersen/Getty Images Man giving a romantic gift to his girlfriend cyano66/Getty Images Young man with sunglasses stares out car window. Lighthouse Films/Getty Images street violence,in four frames cinemanis videography/Getty Images Dramatization - 1860s Civil war era men and women dance at a luxurious affair Silverwell Films/Getty Images CU of lettuce in rows WOWstockfootage/Getty Images William Shatner & Elizabeth Shatner at the Premiere Of CBS's 'Star Trek: Discovery' Getty Images Video/Getty Images In this point-of-view shot, policemen aim and fire their guns at a target above as pedestrians run in all directions around them. Sony Pictures Entertainment/Getty Images A hand-held shot of men and women leaving stopped cars and taxis in traffic and screaming and yelling in terror. Sony Pictures Entertainment/Getty Images Locker Room Eddie Thomas/Getty Images Young Brazilian man picks out bouquet of flowers for girlfriend in sunny marketplace Lighthouse Films/Getty Images ECU Shot of Annoying woman talking / London, United Kingdom David Skynner/Getty Images Cheerful young couple on toad trip janiecbros/Getty Images Revolution selected-takes/Getty Images Sky Lantern Loi Krathong Traditional Festival. phaitoons/Getty Images MAN GETS MAD WHILE DRIVING jumpcut101/Getty Images Moody Shadow Man Cracks Whip CRC_Studio/Getty Images Man gets pulled over by police officer Burlingham/Getty Images Heavy protests in Kiev, January 2014 o_ned/Getty Images shackles and chains hanging on a wall Ignacio Leonardi/Getty Images MS POV Shot of car crashing Warner Bros. Studios/Getty Images Roman empire battle bas relief piola666/Getty Images MS View of house in rain at night / Unspecified Warner Bros. Studios/Getty Images MS PAN Long line of black slaves Warner Bros. Studios/Getty Images RECREATION of Life in Ancient Rome, Public Baths Encyclopaedia Britannica Films - Footage/Getty Images 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' Opening Night WireImage House/Getty Images Wide shot butler on lawn smiling at CAM and extending arm toward mansion in welcoming gesture Pigeon Productions Inc./Getty Images Medium shot crowd rioting and shouting / being held back by police Universal Studios/Getty Images Low angle medium shot businesspeople playing tug of war / close up woman's hands on rope / pan faces of team Salazar/Getty Images 1940s wide shot crowd of formally attired men and women at bar talking, laughing / bartenders pouring Petrified Films/Getty Images

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