CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 9 nominations
Storyline
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- TriviaThere is a coded message hidden in the end credits that has not yet been decoded.
- GoofsWhen Joe Wilson arrives at the Niger Republic, the registration plates are written in Arabic ( filmed in Egypt), where in Niger it would be written in French.
- Quotes
Joe Wilson: The responsibility of a country is not in the hands of a privileged few. We are strong, and we are free from tyranny as long as each one of us remembers his or her duty as a citizen. Whether it's to report a pothole at the top of your street or lies in a State of the Union address, speak out! Ask those questions. Demand that truth. Democracy is not a free ride, man. I'm here to tell you. But, this is where we live. And if we do our job, this is where our children will live. God bless America.
- Crazy creditsIn the closing credits, the last names of some of the characters (Hafiz, Jack, Bill, Dr. Zahraa, Paul, Ali, Hammad, Beth and Pete) are redacted.
- Alternate versionsDoug Liman re-cut the film for a "2018 director's cut" that runs about six minutes longer.
- SoundtracksAwas!
Written by Norman Abdul Halim (as Norman A. Halim) and Yusry Abd Halim (as Yusry A. Halim)
Performed by KRU
Courtesy of EMI Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
In 2003, when Bush administration manipulates the information relative to massive destruction weapons to justify the invasion of Iraq, Joe Wilson writes an article in the New York Times criticizing the government and telling that the intelligence research had been manipulated. In reprisal, the government leaks Valerie's identity to discredit Joe, affecting their professional and private lives and almost destroying their marriage.
"Fair Game" is a bold film about the life of Valerie Plame Wilson, who has had her life destroyed by Bush administration in part of the farce about the existence of massive destruction weapons in Iraq to justify the invasion of that nation. But it seems that later the Wilson family wrote two books and won lawsuits against members of the government and they might have resolved their lives at least financially speaking.
The film glances also at the lives of Iraqi scientists that trusted on Valerie and were murdered by the Iraqi secret service, but does not show the fate of the civilian population that had their country bombed and invaded due to a farce. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Jogos de Poder" ("Power Game")
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- Untitled Plame and Wilson Biopic
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Box office
- Budget
- $22,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,540,691
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $651,082
- Nov 7, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $25,806,953
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1