The Last Thing He Wanted

A dense, murky political thriller that demands close attention as it shifts through fragmented locations and motives, leaving a cold, unsettled feeling.

Directed by

Dee Rees

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Starring

Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez

Overview

At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

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