Thinking Pulitzer Prize and hoping to bring down a President, D.C. political columnist Rachel Armstrong writes that the President ignored the findings of a covert CIA operative when ordering air strikes against Venezuela. Rachel names the agent, Erica Van Doren, a woman whose young daughter is in Rachel’s son’s class at school. The government moves quickly to force Rachel to name her source. She’s jailed for contempt when she refuses. She won’t change her mind, and the days add up. Chaos descends on Van Doren’s life as well. First Amendment versus national security, marriage and motherhood versus separation. What’s the value of a principle?
Release Date: 29 July 2009Runtime: 108 min
Stars:
- Alan Alda
- Angela Bassett
- Courtney B. Vance
- David Schwimmer
- Floyd Abrams
- Julie Ann Emery
- Kate Beckinsale
- Kristen Bough
- Kristen Shaw
- Matt Dillon
- Michael O'Neill
- Noah Wyle
- Preston Bailey
- Robert Harvey
- Vera Farmiga
Director: Rod Lurie
