Winner sees Emilia Jones follow Sydney Sweeney in
portraying whistle-blower Reality Winner. Unlike
Reality, which confined its drama to a single day, director Susanna Fogel's
Winner (co-written with Kerry Howley) provides an
overview of Reality Winner's journey from patriotic airforce employee to
enemy of the state when she leaks documents regarding Russian election
tampering.
The film also stars Connie Britton, Danny Ramirez, Kathryn Newton and
Zach Galifianakis.
Winner is in US cinemas and on VOD from September 13th. A
UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
Based on a true story, Reality Winner (Emilia Jones) is a brilliant young misfit from a Texas border town who loves her pink gun almost as much as helping others. After teaching herself Arabic in high school so she can be of service in the Middle East, Reality is recruited by the Air Force but quickly becomes disillusioned when she finds her morals challenged. After transitioning to a money gig as an NSA contractor, Reality stumbles upon government secrets regarding Russia's election hacking during the 2016 Presidential campaign. Does she expose the truth or keep quiet? Ultimately, she decides to leak the truth leading to her trial and historic sentencing for espionage.