A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
Acting
Franco's eerie stillness vs. Hill's sweaty desperation—neither lets you trust them.
Direction
Goold's stage roots show in the claustrophobic prison interview tension.
Director
Rupert Goold
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Michael Finkel wrote the memoir and consulted on set—Franco studied his actual interview tapes with Longo.
Goold originally developed this as a stage play, which explains the theatrical two-hander structure—the movie barely leaves those prison visiting rooms.
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