Cover-Up

Cover-Up

★ 7.2IMDb Score
Released:2025-12-19
Duration:117 min
Director:Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus
Actors:Seymour Hersh, Jeff Gerth, David Obst, Bob Woodward, Max Friedman
Production:Praxis Films, Plan B Entertainment, Submarine Deluxe, GreenSlate, Postworks New York

Overview:

He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.

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