The first full trailer of Oliver Stone's Snowden has been released. The film is based on the true story of National Security Agency contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden, who exposed government infringements of privacy to the world.
The story of National Security Agency contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden captivated the US in 2013 and now Snowden is getting the Hollywood treatment, as the trailer for Oliver Stone's Snowden was released on Wednesday (April 27).
Snowden is played by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and is seen going from military training to joining the CIA before uncovering the NSA's extent of spying on the American public and handing the information over to journalists. The film is due in theaters on September 16, this year.
Snowden, 32, whose supporters say he boldly exposed government infringements of privacy, fled the United States in May 2013 and now lives in Russia where he was granted asylum. The US government filed espionage charges against him for leaking intelligence information.
Here's the new trailer:
The story of National Security Agency contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden captivated the US in 2013 and now Snowden is getting the Hollywood treatment, as the trailer for Oliver Stone's Snowden was released on Wednesday (April 27).
Snowden is played by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and is seen going from military training to joining the CIA before uncovering the NSA's extent of spying on the American public and handing the information over to journalists. The film is due in theaters on September 16, this year.
Snowden, 32, whose supporters say he boldly exposed government infringements of privacy, fled the United States in May 2013 and now lives in Russia where he was granted asylum. The US government filed espionage charges against him for leaking intelligence information.
Here's the new trailer:
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