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Based on a true story, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON focuses on Sam Bicke (Sean Penn), a desperate "everyman" who, in 1974, was driven to attempt to assassinate the President. Sam is determined to receive his share of the American Dream, but in a society worn out by political corruption and the Vietnam War, there is not much room left for dreamers. Sam's world unravels as the Watergate scandal exposes culpability at the highest levels, as images of Nixon flood the airwaves. In the meantime, the finality of Bicke's separation from his wife (Naomi Watts) and their two young children becomes inescapable. Penn delivers a quietly explosive, awards-caliber performance in THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON. Though set in a divided America of twenty years ago the film, and particularly its shattering dénouement, achieves an eerie resonance in our equally conflicted, post-9/11 era.
JW+A, along with MRC in LA, is looking after US press on this title.
Like CRONICAS (see above), THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON is produced by Alfonso Cuarón and Jorge Vergara's Anhelo Productions.
Monday, September
13th
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9:30 am
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Varsity 8 (Press/Industry)
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Monday, September
13th
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6:45 pm
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Ryerson
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Tuesday, September
14th
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3:00 pm
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5:00pm, Cumberland
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Tuesday, September
14th
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11:00 am
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Four Seasons
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Director / co-writer Niels Mueller, actor Sean
Penn and producers Alfonso Cuaron and Jorge Veraga, 9/12-9/16
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