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Zipper (2015)

Zipper poster
Directed by
Mora Stephens
Genre
drama film, political thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 172 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A federal prosecutor runs for office while secretly hiring high-class escorts, risking his career and family.

tenseparanoidsuspensefulsteamymorally conflictedfast-pacedmelodramaticdark

What happens

Zipper (also known as Reckless) is a 2015 American political thriller film written and directed by Mora Stephens and starring Patrick Wilson, Lena Headey, Dianna Agron, Richard Dreyfuss, Ray Winstone, and Penelope Mitchell. The film had its world premiere on January 27, 2015 at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was released on August 28, 2015, in a limited release in the United States and through video on demand by Alchemy. The film follows a federal prosecutor running for office who cannot stop himself from sleeping with high-class escorts, putting both his career and his personal life at risk. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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