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Seberg (2019)

Seberg poster
Directed by
Benedict Andrews
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
14
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 290 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is about the French actress Jean Seberg who was targeted by the FBI in the 1960s because of her political activism and relationship with a Black civil rights leader. It follows the harassment she endured as her career and personal life fell apart under government surveillance.

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What happens

Seberg is a 2019 political thriller film directed by Benedict Andrews, from a screenplay by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse based on the life of Jean Seberg. It stars Kristen Stewart, Jack O'Connell, Margaret Qualley, Zazie Beetz, Anthony Mackie, and Vince Vaughn. It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2019. It was released in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2020, by Universal Pictures and in North America on February 21, 2020, by Amazon Studios, after an awards-qualifying run on December 13, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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