description Snowden Overview
Snowden is a 2016 biographical thriller depicting Edward Snowden, a CIA subcontractor who leaked classified NSA information starting in 2013. The film draws upon accounts of his actions and is based on related books, featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the lead role. It was an international co-production with principal photography taking place in Munich beginning in 2015.
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info Snowden Specifications
| Country | Germany |
| Year | 2016 |
help Snowden FAQ
Which part of Edward Snowden's story does the 2016 film cover?
Oliver Stone's film follows Snowden from military training and intelligence work through his 2013 meetings with journalists in Hong Kong. Those meetings lead to publication of classified information about NSA surveillance.
Who plays Edward Snowden and Lindsay Mills?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Edward Snowden, and Shailene Woodley plays his partner, Lindsay Mills. Zachary Quinto portrays journalist Glenn Greenwald, while Melissa Leo plays filmmaker Laura Poitras.
Which books was Oliver Stone's Snowden based on?
The screenplay drew from Luke Harding's The Snowden Files and Anatoly Kucherena's novel Time of the Octopus. Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald combined those sources into a dramatized biographical thriller.
How is Snowden different from the documentary Citizenfour?
Snowden is a scripted 2016 biographical drama that reconstructs years of its subject's life. Laura Poitras's Citizenfour uses real footage captured during the 2013 Hong Kong meetings and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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