The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

02/14/2020 (GB) • 1h 56m

Drama, Thriller

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.

Top Billed Cast

Anne Hathaway

Elena McMahon

Ben Affleck

Treat Morrison

Rosie Perez

Alma Guerrero

Willem Dafoe

Richard McMahon

Mel Rodriguez

Barry Sedlow

Onata Aprile

Cat McMahon

Toby Jones

Paul Schuster

Carlos Leal

Max Epperson aka Bob Weir


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

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

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