Full Trailer for Sydney Sweeney's Whistleblower Drama REALITY
HBO has released a full trailer for its upcoming film Reality, which tells the true story of the arrest of whistleblower Reality Winner. Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) stars in the film, which is described as being "A true story, as recorded by the FBI,” and it’s explained that the filmmakers used the real actual transcript from the FBI when they showed up at her home to arrest her for leaking classified documents.
The description for the film reads: "The social media profile of a young woman includes pictures of her pets, her friends, and her exercise routine. But on June 2, 2017, the posts come to an end. This film begins on the following day and contains verbatim dialogue from the unedited transcript of an FBI audio recording. The audience witnesses the protagonist – played by Sydney Sweeney – arriving at her home in Georgia, only to be met by two men outside who politely inform her that they have a search warrant. What follows is a chamber piece focusing on the interrogation of whistle-blower Reality Winner and the search of her home."
The movie comes from director Tina Satter, and it “presents a snapshot of recent US history that derives all of its tension from the gravity of the situation. The strong imagery and subtle direction of the actors in this drama places it on the cusp of documentary. This enables an unobstructed view of the events of that day – before they became a case that was to polarise the press, the general public and politics."
The project is based on Satter’s play Is This A Room, and the screenplay was written by Satter and James Paul Dallas. The movie also stars Josh Hamilton and Marchánt Davis.
It will be released on HBO’s Max on May 29th, 2023.