The capable and brave Valerie (Naomi Watts) is a secret agent of the CIA "anti-nuclear proliferation" unit. He is being ordered to investigate the possibility of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. However, no ongoing nuclear weapons program was found in the investigation, which is very different from the expected results of many US officials.Valerie's husband Joe (Sean Penn) is a diplomat who was entrusted to investigate in Africa whether he had sold enriched uranium to Iraq. The result was like Valerie, with no signs of finding any relevant information. Later, Joe published an editorial in the New York Times, elaborating on his investigation results in detail, but unexpectedly triggering an extremely fierce controversy.Valerie was also fatally implicated, and her identity as an agent was soon leaked to a Washington current affairs reporter. Her work overseas became difficult to move forward, and even endangered the safety of herself and her colleagues, and her family and friends could not bear it.Is this accident or a deliberate frame-up?Facing the brink of work and life's collapse, Valerie has to endure humiliation and stand up with her thin body to fight against the powerful conspiracy behind all this...
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The target of public criticism
actor： Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Tay Breil, Vanessa, Chong, Stephanie, Chai, Sonya, Davison, Anand Tiwari, Jessica, Hecht, Norbert, Leo, Butz, Rebecca, Rigg
director：Doug Riman
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type：Action
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status：positive
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updated：2025-05-29
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region：United States, United Arab Emirates
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year：2010
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language：English, Arabic, French
plot：The capable and brave Valerie (Naomi Watts) is a secret agent of the CIA "strike...more