The Last Thing He Wanted
DramaThriller
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.
VIBE
A murky, labyrinthine political thriller that feels like a dense, unfolding mystery. It's a film that demands your full attention, weaving a complex web of secrets and moral compromise against a backdrop of historical intrigue.
tensesomberconfusingunsettlingslow-burnpolitical thrillerperiod piececharacter-drivenpolitical intriguefamily secretsmoral ambiguityconspiracy
based on novel or booksandinismel salvadorco-workers relationshipwoman directorinvestigative journalismcosta rica1980spolitical thrillerweapons traffickingiran–contra affairfather daughter relationship
