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Cover-Up

2025 · 117 min

A sober, gripping look at a journalist's long fight against buried truths, tense and morally weighty.

Genres
Documentary, History
Overview
He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.
How it feels
Earnest, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Justice, power, corruption, war
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus
Starring
Seymour Hersh, Jeff Gerth, David Obst, Bob Woodward, Max Friedman, Amy Davidson Sorkin, Antonio Taguba, Camille Lo Sapio
Music
Maya Shenfeld
Cinematography
Mia Cioffi Henry
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Arabic, English, German, Vietnamese

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