The Coolidge Corner Theatre

Must end Thursday, March 4!

Senior Matinee presentation, Wednesday, March 3 @ 2:05pm

Academy Award nominee, Best Documentary Feature

"On the spectrum from heroic patriot to craven traitor, this detailed, clearly told and persuasive film,is firmly on the side of heroic" - Mike Hale, New York Times

"The gripping story of how hawk-turned-dove Ellsberg's explosive actions circuitously led to the impeachment of Richard Nixon and, in turn, an end to the Vietnam War is comprehensively detailed in Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith's evocative documentary." - Gary Goldstein, L.A. Times

Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to The New York Times, making headlines around the world. Hailed as a hero, vilified as a traitor, and ostracized by even his closest colleagues, Ellsberg risks life in prison to stop a war he helped plan. This story of one man's profound change of heart is also a piercing look at the world of government secrecy as revealed by the ultimate insider. Marked by a landmark battle between America's greatest newspapers and its president -- that goes to the Supreme Court -- this political thriller unravels a saga that leads directly to Watergate, Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War.

dir. Judith Ehrlich & Rick Goldsmith, documentary, 1h32min