Fair Game (2010 film)

Fair Game
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDoug Liman
Written by
Based onFair Game
by Valerie Plame
The Politics of Truth
by Joseph C. Wilson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDoug Liman
Edited byChristopher Tellefsen
Music byJohn Powell
Production
companies
Distributed bySummit Entertainment (United States)
Gulf Film (United Arab Emirates)[3]
Release dates
  • May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20) (Cannes)
  • October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Arab Emirates
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22 million[3]
Box office$24.2 million[3]

Fair Game is a 2010 biographical political drama film directed by Doug Liman and starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn.[4] It is based on Valerie Plame's 2007 memoir Fair Game[4] and Joseph C. Wilson's 2004 memoir The Politics of Truth.[5]

Watts stars as Plame and Penn as her husband, Joseph C. Wilson.[4] It was released in 2010 and was one of the official selections competing for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[6] The film won the "Freedom of Expression Award" from the National Board of Review. The film marked Watts' and Penn's third collaboration, having previously co-starred in the films 21 Grams and The Assassination of Richard Nixon.

  1. ^ a b c d "Fair Game (2010)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017.
  2. ^ AFI Catalog: Fair Game Linked July 11, 2014
  3. ^ a b c "Fair Game (2010) (2010) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Michael Fleming (February 23, 2009). "Sean Penn in talks for Plame 'Game'". Variety. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  5. ^ Scott, A. O. (November 5, 2010). "Marital Strife and C.I.A. Obligations". The New York Times. p. C8.
  6. ^ "Hollywood Reporter: Cannes Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter.