Directed by:
Mick JacksonCinematography:
Ivan StrasburgComposer:
Steve JablonskyCast:
Michael Keaton, Helena Bonham Carter, Lili Taylor, Joshua Leonard, Bruce McGill, Matt Keeslar, David Suchet, Michael Cudlitz, Michael Murphy, Paul Guilfoyle (more)Plots(1)
Gripping true inside story of CNN's coverage of the 1990 Gulf War, focusing on the efforts of producers Robert Wiener (Michael Keaton) and Ingrid Formaneck (Helena Bonham-Carter) to scoop the big three networks on news about the conflict. In an attempt to break the big stories, Wiener forms a relationship with Naji Al-Hadithi (David Suchet), the Iraqi Minister of Information. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Michael Keaton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/570/162570866_9c55a1.jpg)
Michael Keaton
USA
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Cars (2006)
![Helena Bonham Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810600_08af55.jpg)
Helena Bonham Carter
UK
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
The King's Speech (2010)
One Life (2023)
![Lili Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/877/162877136_da6ddb.png)
Lili Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
The Conjuring (2013)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
![Joshua Leonard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/682/160682325_3695ed.png)
Joshua Leonard
USA
Best movies:
Bold Native (2010)
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Four Good Days (2020)
![Bruce McGill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/541/162541750_cea807.png)
Bruce McGill
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Cinderella Man (2005)
A Perfect World (1993)
![Matt Keeslar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272124_2def8a.jpg)
Matt Keeslar
USA
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Rose Red (2002) (series)
![David Suchet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270432_7bae78.jpg)
David Suchet
UK
Best movies:
Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016) (TV movie) - narrator
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
![Michael Cudlitz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271016_6fc53e.jpg)
Michael Cudlitz
USA
Best movies:
The Negotiator (1998)
Running Scared (2006)
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
![Michael Murphy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274882_0691b6.jpg)
Michael Murphy
USA
Best movies:
Magnolia (1999)
Manhattan (1979)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
![Paul Guilfoyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270808_5f701e.jpg)
Paul Guilfoyle
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Spotlight (2015)
The Negotiator (1998)
![Hamish Linklater](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/027/436/27436928_b56e80.jpg)
Hamish Linklater
USA
Best movies:
42 (2013)
Groove (2000)
The Big Short (2015)
![Robert Wisdom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/220/163220999_70d2ec.jpg)
Robert Wisdom
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Ray (2004)
Face/Off (1997)
![Clark Gregg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/918/162918249_d775cc.jpg)
Clark Gregg
USA
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Magnolia (1999)
The Avengers (2012)
![John Carroll Lynch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932897_56e74a.jpg)
John Carroll Lynch
USA
Best movies:
Gran Torino (2008)
Shutter Island (2010)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
![Tom Amandes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/338/162338517_6ad07f.png)
Tom Amandes
USA
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
The Bachelors (2017)
Brokedown Palace (1999)
![Kurt Fuller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273954_8279eb.jpg)
Kurt Fuller
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Midnight in Paris (2011)
![David Kaye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272591_95c239.jpg)
David Kaye
Canada
Best movies:
X-Men 2 (2003)
Up (2009)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
Roy Werner
Germany
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Tough and Deadly (1995)
When the Cradle Falls (1997) (TV movie)
Kevin Brief
USA
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
The Kingdom (2007)
Article 99 (1992)
![Bill Moseley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276961_0eeaa3.jpg)
Bill Moseley
USA
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Army of Darkness (1992)