Nothing But the Truth Page #2

Synopsis: Thinking Pulitzer Prize and hoping to bring down a President, D.C. political columnist Rachel Armstrong writes that the President ignored the findings of a covert CIA operative when ordering air strikes against Venezuela. Rachel names the agent, Erica Van Doren, a woman whose young daughter is in Rachel's son's class at school. The government moves quickly to force Rachel to name her source. She's jailed for contempt when she refuses. She won't change her mind, and the days add up. Chaos descends on Van Doren's life as well. First Amendment versus national security, marriage and motherhood versus separation. What's the value of a principle?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Rod Lurie
Production: Paramount Pictures
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
64
R
Year:
2008
108 min
676 Views


- There you go, there you go, honey!

Could we talk in private?

I'm with the Sun Times,

I need a few minutes.

It's kind of important.

Yeah. Sure.

I'm just concerned

she might have seen me slip away.

- I won't keep you long.

- Okay. So, what's up?

Erica, I'm writing a story.

I work for the national desk.

- Okay?

- Neat.

And it's gonna run tomorrow,

and it's gonna say, among other things,

that you are a CIA operative,

and that you went on a mission,

a fact-finding mission to Venezuela.

What? This is...

Hear me out, okay?

You went there on a fact-finding mission

to determine if its government

was responsible

for the assassination attempt

on President Lyman.

You determined it was not,

and you informed your bosses of this.

This is the stupidest B.S. I have ever heard.

Wait, wait. What? Can you...

How do I know

that you're from the Sun Times?

The White House ignored your findings

and launched an attack anyway,

still claiming retribution

for the assassination attempt.

I've been on the national desk for five years.

I have a column every Tuesday

on the editorial page.

My son goes to school here, too.

Yeah, I know. You said that.

You people.

You people! My God! You f***ing people!

You know, this isn't about me.

Once again, it's about my husband.

My source is impeccable.

Your source is 110% f***ing peccable.

I'm a CIA operative?

I can't even use the navigation system

in my Prius. This is... This is absurd!

Your paper... Your paper has been trying

to f*** my husband

ever since he spoke out

against this administration.

- We have your memo.

- What memo?

- We have your findings.

- You know. My attorney is Harry Timmers.

- Do you know him?

- Sure.

He's gonna take a lead pipe to you,

and he's gonna shove it up your ass.

Well, I certainly don't want that.

What are you doing? What are you doing?

Our kids go to school together, Robin.

- Rachel Armstrong.

- Right. Whatever.

Are you denying you're CIA?

You know what? You stay away from us.

Okay? I mean it.

Just say that the White House

doesn't comment on security issues.

Is that what you're saying?

Come on, David.

Give me something I can spell.

Off the record, this is bullshit.

You're gonna set off a sh*t storm

for nothing,

for a lousy column inch of space.

- Rachel, it's your son on line five.

- You're gonna have egg on your face.

I gotta go, David.

I got my son on the other line.

Hey, kiddo.

Hi, Mom. Did you get my paper?

Yeah, I'm just getting it now.

Can I read it and call you back?

Okay, but I gotta go to bed soon.

Okay.

Well, you can wait up for me to call you.

But Dad said I had to go to bed.

Well, we'll do it in the morning. I promise.

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Rod Lurie

Rod Lurie (born May 15, 1962) is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic. more…

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