
Argo(2012)
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.


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.

Anne Hathaway
Elena McMahon

Ben Affleck
Treat Morrison

Rosie Perez
Alma Guerrero

Willem Dafoe
Richard McMahon

Edi Gathegi
Jones

Mel Rodriguez
Barry Sedlow

Onata Aprile
Cat McMahon

Toby Jones
Paul Schuster

Carlos Leal
Max Epperson aka Bob Weir

Ben Chase
Max Berquist
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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