Trailer For The Quirky Comedy WINNER About Russia's Election Hacking
Vertical has released a trailer for a quirky comedy titled Winner, which tells the true story of a brilliant, sarcastic young misfit from Texas with a relentless need for helping others.
She finds her morals challenged working as an NSA contractor, ultimately leaking Russia’s hacking campaign of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.
The movie was directed by Susanna Fogel, and it stars Emilia Jones, Connie Britton, Danny Ramirez, Kathryn Newton, and Zach Galifianakis.
Based on a true story, “Reality Winner (Jones) is a brilliant young misfit from a Texas border town who loves her pink gun almost as much as helping others.
“After teaching herself Arabic in high school so she can be of service in the Middle East, Reality is recruited by the Air Force but quickly becomes disillusioned when she finds her morals challenged.
“After transitioning to a money gig as an NSA contractor, Reality stumbles upon government secrets regarding Russia's election hacking during the 2016 Presidential campaign.
“Does she expose the truth or keep quiet? Ultimately, she decides to leak the truth leading to her trial and historic sentencing for espionage..”
The movie will be released on September 13th.