Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
Release Year: 2020
Nation: United Kingdom, United States
Alternative Title: The Last Thing He Wanted, A Última Coisa que Ele Queria, Sa dernière volonté, Das Letzte, was er wollte, Az utolsó akarat, Il suo ultimo desiderio, マクマホン・ファイル, Jego ostatnie życzenie, Последнее, чего он хотел, Su último deseo, 他的最後願望
Director: Dee Rees
Writer: Dee Rees, Joan Didion, Marco Villalobos
Summary
Last Thing He Wanted is a political thriller directed by Dee Rees, based on Joan Didion's novel of the same name. Set against the backdrop of the Iran-Contra affair in the 1980s, the film explores themes of family secrets, investigative journalism, and the blurred lines between loyalty and betrayal. The story centers around Elena McMahon, a journalist who becomes entangled in her father Hilton's past as an arms dealer, leading her to question not just his legacy but also her own perceptions of reality.