Winner movie storyline. Reality Winner is a brilliant young misfit from a Texas border town who finds her morals challenged while serving as an NSA contractor. A sarcastic, gun-lovin, vegan, yogi, and CrossFit fanatic, Reality is an unconventional whistleblower who ends up being prosecuted for exposing Russia’s hacking of the 2016 election.
At once heartwarming and hard-hitting, Winner captures a depth of character, nuance of ideology, and historical detail that brings Reality Winner’s story to the screen with vibrancy and emotional thrust. Rarely can a true story be adapted so cinematically and with such fidelity to its subject matter. Weaving together the story of one unique family and a political landscape that has abandoned truth, Winner is a refreshing ode to people who have conviction and are willing to sacrifice to prove it.
Writer-director Susanna Fogel returns to the Premieres section with this tender political drama after bringing Cat Person to the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Sundance regular Emilia Jones (star of CODA, Fairyland, and Cat Person) once again leads up Fogel’s terrific cast including Connie Britton, Zach Galifianakis, Kathryn Newton, and Danny Ramirez.
Winner is a 2024 black comedy drama film directed by Susanna Fogel and written by Kerry Howley. The film stars Emilia Jones as Reality Winner. The rest of the cast are Annelise Pollmann, Kathryn Newton, Averie Peters, Connie Britton, Zach Galifianakis, Danny Ramirez, Shannon Berry, Hamza Chahi, Leah Gibson, Stephanie Sy and Sam Duke.
Filming started around the areas in Winnipeg and elsewhere in Manitoba, and was wrapped in November 21, 2022. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024. In May 2024, Vertical acquired distribution rights to the film.
Winner (2024)
Directed by: Susanna Fogel
Starring: Emilia Jones, Annelise Pollmann, Kathryn Newton, Averie Peters, Connie Britton, Zach Galifianakis, Danny Ramirez, Shannon Berry, Hamza Chahi, Leah Gibson, Stephanie Sy, Sam Duke
Screenplay by: Kerry Howley
Production Design by: Sara K White
Cinematography by: Steve Yedlin
Film Editing by: Joseph Krings
Costume Design by: Anastasia Magoutas
Set Decoration by: Mary Kirkland, Sara McCudden
Art Direction by: Kathy McCoy
Music by: Heather McIntosh
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, sexual material and drug material.
Distributed by: Vertical Entertainment
Release Date: January 20, 2024 (sundance Film Festival)
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