Directed by:
John CurranCinematography:
Maryse AlbertiComposer:
Garth StevensonCast:
Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms, Jim Gaffigan, Bruce Dern, Olivia Thirlby, Clancy Brown, Taylor Nichols, John Fiore, Lexie Roth, Victor Warren, Andria Blackman (more)VOD (2)
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The Kennedy dynasty had lost three heirs apparent by 1969, and Ted (Jason Clarke) was, at the time, the family's last hope to carry their name and ambitions into the upper echelons of US politics. Kennedy patriarch Joe (Bruce Dern), however, always considered his youngest son a ne'er-do-well - and he never let Ted forget it. The party on Chappaquiddick reunited the "Boiler Room Girls" who had served on Robert Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign, among them Mary Jo (Kate Mara). Ted whisks Mary Jo away for a reckless moonlight drive that ends in tragedy. But the more profound malfeasance begins after the drowning - itself dramatized here in harrowing detail - when a battalion of spin doctors gets to work on covering up the incident, using the Apollo 11 moon landing as a distraction. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jason Clarke
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