Nothing But the Truth (2008)

Movie: Nothing But the Truth (2008)

• Director: Rod Lurie
• Release Date: 29 July 2009 (Philippines)
• Run Time: 108 min | Canada:108 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Thriller  
• MPAA: Rated R for language, some sexual material and a scene of violence.

Tagline: Don't Reveal the Source

Trivia: Due to The Yari Film Group (the film’s distributor) filing a Chapter 11 protection (Bankruptcy Code), the film was never given a theatrical release outside of Los Angeles and New York.
 

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Numerous times, Rachael is referred to as “Miss Armstrong”, but since she’s married, the correct title is “Mrs.”
 

“Thinking Pulitzer Prize and hoping to bring down a President, D.C. political columnist Rachel Armstrong writes that the President ignored the findings of a covert CIA operative when ordering air strikes against Venezuela. Rachel names the agent, Erica Van Doren, a woman whose young daughter is in Rachel’s son’s class at school. The government moves quickly to force Rachel to name her source. She’s jailed for contempt when she refuses. She won’t change her mind, and the days add up. Chaos descends on Van Doren’s life as well. First Amendment versus national security, marriage and motherhood versus separation. What’s the value of a principle? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>”