Showing Monday 7th January 2019
The Post (2017)
12A USA 116mins Biography/Drama/History
IMDb rating 7.2/10
Director –Steven Spielberg
Cast – Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks
Another film based on true story of the Washington Post. A cover up of the government’s deception about the futility of the Vietnam War that spanned 4 US Presidents is finally exposed. The first female newspaper publisher Kay Graham (Streep) and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks) join in an unprecedented battle between the press and the Nixon Government. Graham also has to fight the all male board members. This is not just about the newspaper story but the power of women in the workplace.
Trivia – In all the scenes depicting President Nixon on the phone in the White House, Nixon’s actual voice recordings are used.
