The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 2020
The Last Thing He Wanted
Directed by
Dee Rees
At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.
The story
At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.
Cast
Anne HathawayElena McMahon
Ben AffleckTreat Morrison
Rosie PerezAlma Guerrero
Willem DafoeRichard McMahon
Edi GathegiJones
Mel RodriguezBarry Sedlow
Onata AprileCat McMahon
Toby JonesPaul Schuster
Carlos LealMax Epperson aka Bob Weir
Ben ChaseMax Berquist
Julian GambleSecretary George Shultz
Robert SedgwickStewart James
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Bill KellyGeneral Gus Sharp
David VadimBuck Pearson
César GalindezRed Truck Driver
Diomedes RodriguezGlistening Boy
Casiano AncalleElderly Campesino Leader
Lee MarkhamTarmac Secret Service Agent
Betty JeuneFemale Reporter #1
Laura NiemiFemale Reporter #2
James ScullySloppy Reporter
Danny LoeckenSmoking Reporter
Adam HoseYoung Male Reporter
J. Scott BrowningSuited Man #1
DeVere JehlSuited Man #2
Dylan Wilson BarnesCampaign Sound Tech
Ed BerlinerModerator
Charles GemmillRonald Reagan
Barbara AndresHelena Shultz
Sewell WhitneyCampaign Lackey
JenéDelia
Sarah Tolan-MeeMichelle
Janayra ReyesNurse #1
Sandra RodriguezDay Nurse
Yetta GottesmanNight Nurse
Romain GateauMiami Neighbor
Luis EcheverriBait Shack Owner
Brian RechkemmerMale Nurse
Josette PaganKitty
Juan Carlos DiazPaladín
Aurelio LimaDrunken Soldier
Camilo José TorresSoccer Player #1
Yasiel TrinidadSoccer Player #2
Marcos RamosFSLN Checkpoint Soldier
Sulma HernándezLone Woman
Maurim E. Chiclana AndinoTelefónico Cashier
María RupertoColonial Attendant
Norman SantiagoShady Taxi Driver
Axel CintrónImmigration Officer
Mariel PabónMaid
Francisco ViñoloAirport Passerby
Kira KirkConsular Greeter
Jason Lumberjack JohnsonWayne
Matt MinichMarine
Christopher Páez RiveraMercenary #1
Michael BiggamMercenary #2
Norman GrantTaxi Driver Antigua Airport
Iván LlanosDashing Young Man - Paul's Guest
Abraham HendersonIntercon Bartender
Julio Gastón RamosCoconut Boy
Ndsettia ArgyleVendor Woman
Michael Ray DavisCommittee Member #1
Lee PoehlmanCommittee Member #2
Florent GateauFrench Intelligence Boss
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