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Cover-Up

Cover-Up

Documentary · 2025

He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.

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Cover-Up

2025 Documentary 1h 57m

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7.1 / 10

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He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Laura Poitras · Mark Obenhaus

Seymour Hersh

Seymour Hersh

Self - Investigative Journalist

J

Jeff Gerth

Self - The New York Times

D

David Obst

Self - Dispatch News

Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward

Self - The Washington Post

M

Max Friedman

Self - Former Research Assistant

A

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Self - The New Yorker

A

Antonio Taguba

Self - U.S. Army Major General

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Put Cover-Up on trial.

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.