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The Last Thing He Wanted

The Last Thing He Wanted

20204.91h 56m

Overview

At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

Directed by Dee Rees
Written by Joan Didion, Marco Villalobos, Dee Rees
Produced by Dee Rees, Luillo Ruiz, Cassian Elwes
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Top Cast

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Elena McMahon

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Treat Morrison

Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

Alma Guerrero

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Richard McMahon

Edi Gathegi

Edi Gathegi

Jones

Mel Rodriguez

Mel Rodriguez

Barry Sedlow

Onata Aprile

Onata Aprile

Cat McMahon

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Paul Schuster

Carlos Leal

Carlos Leal

Max Epperson aka Bob Weir

Ben Chase

Ben Chase

Max Berquist

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booksandinismel salvadorco-workers relationshipwoman directorinvestigative journalismcosta rica1980spolitical thrillerweapons traffickingiran–contra affairfather daughter relationship

About The Last Thing He Wanted

The Last Thing He Wanted is a drama, thriller film released in 2020 exploring themes of based on novel or book, sandinism, el salvador, co-workers relationship, woman director, investigative journalism. Directed by Dee Rees, it stars Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez. At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

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