Snowden is a biographical drama about a former contract employee of the US National Security Agency (NSA), who made global headlines in June 2013 after sacrificing his life for the greater good and exposing secret government surveillance of phone and online data through the Guardian newspaper ordinary citizens and foreign high statesmen. The feature film about the whistleblower was directed by the legendary Olive Stone, who is no stranger to this type of film, as he already has biographical films JFK and Nixon.
movies 2015
The first half of 2015 is over. And it's time to take a look at the best must-see movies of the first half of 2015. The list includes a variety of genres, big-budget blockbusters, and critically acclaimed independent films.
Secret In Their Eyes is an American thriller directed by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips). It is based on the novel La pregunta de sus ojos by Argentine writer Eduardo Sacheri. It is already the second film adaptation of this novel, after the one by Juan José Campanello, the outstanding Argentinian filmmaker who won the foreign-language Oscar in 2009 with the film The Secret in Their Eyes.
Why do the words "based on true events/stories" add a whole new level to the film? Why are we so much more attracted to them? Well, let's see which films in 2015 are based on or inspired by real stories and are still waiting for their official premiere. There is sure to be something for every taste in the varied range of stories.