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.
- 4.9
- 2020
- Released
- 1h 56m
Anne Hathaway
Elena McMahon
Ben Affleck
Treat Morrison
Rosie Perez
Alma Guerrero
Willem Dafoe
Richard McMahon
Edi Gathegi
Jones
Mel Rodriguez
Barry Sedlow
Onata Aprile
Cat McMahon
Toby Jones
Paul Schuster
Carlos Leal
Max Epperson aka Bob Weir
Ben Chase
Max Berquist
Julian Gamble
Secretary George Shultz
Robert Sedgwick
Stewart James
Bill Kelly
General Gus Sharp
David Vadim
Buck Pearson
César Galindez
Red Truck DriverDiomedes Rodriguez
Glistening BoyCasiano Ancalle
Elderly Campesino LeaderLee Markham
Tarmac Secret Service AgentBetty Jeune
Female Reporter #1
Laura Niemi
Female Reporter #2
James Scully
Sloppy ReporterDanny Loecken
Smoking Reporter
Adam Hose
Young Male ReporterJ. Scott Browning
Suited Man #1DeVere Jehl
Suited Man #2Dylan Wilson Barnes
Campaign Sound TechEd Berliner
ModeratorCharles Gemmill
Ronald Reagan
Barbara Andres
Helena Shultz
Sewell Whitney
Campaign Lackey
Jené
DeliaSarah Tolan-Mee
MichelleJanayra Reyes
Nurse #1Sandra Rodriguez
Day Nurse
Yetta Gottesman
Night Nurse
Antonio De Leo
Young ResidentLuis Echeverri
Bait Shack OwnerBrian Rechkemmer
Male NurseJosette Pagan
Kitty
Juan Carlos Diaz
Paladín
Aurelio Lima
Drunken SoldierCamilo José Torres
Soccer Player #1Yasiel Trinidad
Soccer Player #2Marcos Ramos
FSLN Checkpoint SoldierSulma Hernández
Lone WomanMaurim E. Chiclana Andino
Telefónico CashierMaría Ruperto
Colonial Attendant
Norman Santiago
Shady Taxi DriverAxel Cintrón
Immigration OfficerMariel Pabón
MaidFrancisco Viñolo
Airport PasserbyKira Kirk
Consular Greeter
Jason Lumberjack Johnson
WayneMatt Minich
MarineChristopher Páez Rivera
Mercenary #1Michael Biggam
Mercenary #2Norman Grant
Taxi Driver Antigua AirportIván Llanos
Dashing Young Man - Paul's GuestAbraham Henderson
Intercon BartenderJulio Gastón Ramos
Coconut BoyNdsettia Argyle
Vendor Woman
Michael Ray Davis
Committee Member #1Lee Poehlman
Committee Member #2Florent Gateau
French Intelligence Boss
Released
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- #based on novel or book
- #sandinism
- #el salvador
- #co-workers relationship
- #woman director
- #investigative journalism
- #costa rica
- #1980s
- #political thriller
- #weapons trafficking
- #iran–contra affair
- #father daughter relationship
Reviews
This has to be the worst example yet of the Netflix gazillions buying a cast that looks great on paper, but that delivers badly on screen. It isn't necessarily their fault - the writing is as incoherent as it is facile and the direction is all over the shop. There are simultaneous threads to the story (journalist Anne Hathaway "Elena" ends up in Central America getting drawn into a story of US gov