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Reality

Name: Reality
Director: Tina Satter
Genre: Crime/detective, Documentary, Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton, Marchánt Davis, Benny Elledge, John Way

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Crime/detective
Documentary

2023
Tina Satter
82 mins
12A

Summary

Drama based on true events, starring Sydney Sweeney. In 2017, contracted American military translator Reality Winner is visited in her home by FBI agents. Over the following 80 minutes, the conversation grows increasingly grave as Reality is questioned about her professional history, her politics - and her possible whistle-blowing activities.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Patrick Cremona

The fascinating true story of American whistle-blower Reality Winner is explored to chilling effect in this razor-sharp drama from debut film-maker Tina Satter. Using a script drawn entirely from genuine transcripts, the film re-creates the former NSA translator's interrogation by two FBI agents after she was accused of spilling government secrets pertaining to Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Bolstered by a superb central performance by Sydney Sweeney, the film is all the more tense for Satter's decision to eschew melodrama in favour of sober realism, which has the effect of making even the seemingly banal moments seem sinister. The choice to obscure certain words of dialogue adds a sense of paranoia that ensures the film feels more like a conspiracy thriller than a docudrama. It all adds up to a captivating experience for both those in the know, and those with no prior knowledge of Winner's case.

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6.7/10