Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
公開年: 2020
国: United Kingdom, United States
別タイトル: The Last Thing He Wanted, A Última Coisa que Ele Queria, Sa dernière volonté, Das Letzte, was er wollte
監督: Dee Rees
脚本家: Dee Rees, Joan Didion, Marco Villalobos
制作＆ジャンル
プロデューサー: Producer: Cassian Elwes, Dee Rees, Luillo Ruiz
Executive Producer: Cyril Megret, James Harris, Jamin O'Brien, Mark Lane, Robert Jones, Walter Josten, Wayne Marc Godfrey
会社: Elevated Films, Little Red Hen, The Fyzz
ジャンル: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Budget: N/A
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キーワード
キーワード: 1980s, based on novel or book, co-workers relationship, costa rica, el salvador, father daughter relationship, investigative journalism, iran–contra affair, political thriller, sandinism, weapons trafficking, woman director
ストーリー
Last Thing He Wanted follows Elena McMahon, an ambitious journalist covering the 1984 U.S. presidential campaign. When her estranged father, Hilton, falls ill in Costa Rica, Elena leaves her assignment to fulfill his last wish. Hilton, it turns out, is a former arms dealer with ties to the Iran-Contra affair. Upon arriving at Hilton's bedside, Elena finds herself drawn into a web of intrigue as she tries to uncover the truth about her father's past and the mysterious weapons deal he was involved in. As she navigates this dangerous landscape, Elena must grapple with her own loyalties and the true cost of her father's secrets.
概要
Last Thing He Wanted is a political thriller directed by Dee Rees, based on Joan Didion's novel of the same name. Set against the backdrop of the Iran-Contra affair in the 1980s, the film explores themes of family secrets, investigative journalism, and the blurred lines between loyalty and betrayal. The story centers around Elena McMahon, a journalist who becomes entangled in her father Hilton's past as an arms dealer, leading her to question not just his legacy but also her own perceptions of reality.
