2015 · drama · political
Truth
Directed by James Vanderbilt2h 5m2015
As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s military service. But when allegations come pouring in, sources change their stories, document authenticity is questioned, and the casualties begin to mount.
Our read: Truth (2015) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · political entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / political, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
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