Investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars, and examines how the US government has responded to international terrorist threats in ways that seem to go against the established laws of the land.
Direction
Rowley turns dense reporting into genuine thriller tension.
Writing
Scahill's narration balances investigative rigor with raw human horror.
Director
Rick Rowley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Scahill's book of the same name expanded into this film; he later co-founded The Intercept with Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras post-Snowden.
Released the same year as 'Zero Dark Thirty,' this film directly challenges that narrative's heroic framing of covert operations. Hollywood vs. hard truth.
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