8 Years Later and Fair Game Is Just As Relevant

Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF) hosted a special Director's Cut of 2010 film Fair Game.

Fair Game is biographical political drama which is based on Valerie Plame's memoir, Fair Game and Joseph C. Wilson's memoir, The Politics of Truth.

Valerie Plame's covert CIA agent identity is revealed to media by White House officials after her husband, Joseph Wilson, published a controversial op ed in the New York Times. This op ed was in response to the Bush administration manipulating intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the invasion of Iraq.

Attending the GIFF screening included renowned director Doug Liman, former CIA agent Valerie Plame and producer Avram Ludwig.

Although 8 years have passed since the debut of this film, director Doug Liman (filmmaker of popular box office hits Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Bourne Identity series and Edge of Tomorrow) felt compelled to create a new and edited Director's Cut. Now on Netflix, this new version includes extended scenes of main character Valerie Plame conducting her investigations, along with updated information and current events since the release of the original movie.

Liman states that he was not 'not satisfied' with his original version of Fair Game. After butting heads with Sean Pean, who was the male lead of this movie, Liman wanted return to the editing room and put his final touches on the piece.

Another deciding factor for changing this film was President Donald Trump’s April 2018 pardon of Scooter Libby. Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with disclosing the identity of CIA agent Plame.

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