Reality Winner

Released Oct 7, 2023

1h 34m

Documentary

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22 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A state of secrets and a ruthless hunt for whistleblowers -- this is the story of 25-year-old NSA contractor Reality Winner, who disclosed a document about Russian election interference to the media and became the number one leak target of the Trump administration.

Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

Who is Reality Winner? This documentary doesn’t dig deeper than her patently well-meaning exterior.

Oct 12, 2023

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Jacob Silverman

The New Republic

United States v. Reality Winner explores profound questions of secrecy, whistleblowing and justice.

Jul 30, 2021

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Eric Kohn

indieWire

With a hodgepodge of testimonies from her family and a sturdy timeline of the events at hand, "United States vs. Reality Winner" consolidates the anger over her fate by the people who understand it best.

Rated: B

Mar 25, 2021

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

Traitor or hero? While there isn’t any “new” information shed that isn’t already accessible on Google, whistleblower Reality Winner speaks, for the first time, in this thought-provoking, self-titled exposé.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 17, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Vital, illuminating and enraging. A powerful wake-up call to the harsh truth that we're living in a very dysfunctional democracy.

Oct 10, 2023

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

The film might not hook every viewer, but plenty will be able to find a powerful and important message that needs to be shared and highlighted.

Rated: B+

Feb 15, 2022

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Steve C

A tragic and hopeful account of a beautiful soul and the persecution and prosecution she endured/endures for doing her best to serve the American people.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Jos R

La mejor deja mucha enseñansa

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/23

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Liana S

Wow, this film is very thrilling and makes us tense

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/30/23

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Justin T

One of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Reality Winner. Everyone should know her name. She selflessly gave up five years of her life for exposing the truth by "leaking" ONE classified NSA document about Russian interference in the 2016 election (as opposed to #Trump's cache of 300, some containing nuclear secrets) She did HARD time. The 2018 and 2020 elections were the most secure in US history in large part due to her disclosure. The director, Sonia Kennebeck did a superb job. Please support this wonderful film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/23/23

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chip a

She engaged in criminal activity. Glorification of sedition.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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America F

The Durham report offers more insight to what really happened

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/13/23

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Synopsis

A state of secrets and a ruthless hunt for whistleblowers -- this is the story of 25-year-old NSA contractor Reality Winner, who disclosed a document about Russian election interference to the media and became the number one leak target of the Trump administration.

Director: Sonia Kennebeck
Producer: Ines Hofmann Kanna, Sonia Kennebeck
Distributor: Codebreaker Films
Production Co: Codebreaker Films, XTR
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2023
Runtime: 1h 34m