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The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

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At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

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Director
Dee Rees
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    Elena McMahon Anne Hathaway
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    Treat Morrison Ben Affleck
  • Profile picture of Rosie Perez
    Alma Guerrero Rosie Perez
  • Profile picture of Willem Dafoe
    Richard McMahon Willem Dafoe
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    Jones Edi Gathegi
  • Profile picture of Mel Rodriguez
    Barry Sedlow Mel Rodriguez
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    Cat McMahon Onata Aprile
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    Paul Schuster Toby Jones

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  • sandinism
  • el salvador
  • co-workers relationship
  • woman director
  • investigative journalism
  • costa rica
  • 1980s
  • political thriller
  • weapons trafficking
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