Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

It is 1972. After nearly 40 years in office, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover has died. Despite obvious qualifications and decades of dedication, Special Agent Mark Felt (Neeson) is not appointed as Hoover's successor. The snub is indicative of forces outside the Bureau conspiring against its independence. Felt is named Associate Director, yet Nixon's White House keeps Felt and his colleagues on an ever-tightening leash - especially with regards to a mysterious break-in at the Democratic National Committee's Watergate headquarters. Seeing no other recourse, Felt begins leaking information to Washington Post writer Bob Woodward, placing himself in danger and changing the course of history. (Toronto International Film Festival)