April 4, 2017. 1  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal agents from several agencies raided the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in a Los Angeles suburb on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation, forcing its temporary closure, officials said.
On March 21, 2022, one hour before the annual Purge commences, James Sandin (Ethan Hawke) returns to his home in an affluent Los Angeles suburb to wait out the night with his wife Mary (Lena Headey) and their two children, 17-year-old daughter Zoey (Adelaide Kane) and 14-year-old son Charlie (Max Burkholder).
This is the premise of 2013's high-concept horror movie The Purge and its upcoming sequel, The Purge: Anarchy. In a future America, for one night, all criminal activity is legal, and although the idea is initially presented as a form of mass catharsis, the Purge actually serves as population control.