A spokesperson for the Kremlin has urged people to see Oliver Stone’s new biopic about Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who has been living in exile in Russia since 2013.
“[It has] a brilliant script,” said Peskov, “and, what is most important, it is nearly a documentary,” he said.
The script for Snowden was adapted by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald from a book by Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena, and another by Guardian journalist Luke Harding.
It premiered at the Toronto film festival last weekend, where it was met with mixed reviews.