Confirmation (2016)

Directed by

Rick Famuyiwa

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

14

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 158 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film reenacts the 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas. It centers on Anita Hill's testimony that Thomas sexually harassed her, and the political firestorm that followed.

tensepoliticalintenseseriousgrippingfocuseddramaticprovocative

What happens

Confirmation is a 2016 American television political thriller film, directed by Rick Famuyiwa and written by Susannah Grant. It is about Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court nomination hearings, and the controversy that unfolded when Anita Hill alleged she was sexually harassed by Thomas. It stars Kerry Washington as Hill and Wendell Pierce as Clarence Thomas, with Erika Christensen, Jennifer Hudson, Greg Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Irwin, and Eric Stonestreet in supporting roles. The film aired on HBO on April 16, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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