A Good American

Year: 2017

Runtime: 100 min

Language: English

Director: Friedrich Moser

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A brilliant code-breaker and his team at the NSA create a revolutionary surveillance tool capable of tracking electronic signals globally, designed to protect privacy within constitutional limits. However, bureaucratic obstacles and the influence of powerful industries lead to the program’s sudden cancellation just three weeks before the September 11th attacks, raising questions about its potential value and the decisions that led to its demise.

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