Adapted from the original British TV serial that aired on the BBC in 2003 as a six part political thriller, this American retelling is a sharp story of murder, secrets and high stakes.
Russell Crowe leads an A-list cast as Cal McCaffrey, an investigative journalist assigned to untangle and uncover the suspicious circumstances of the death of a rising Congressman’s mistress.
With his ruthless editor (Mirren) on his back, plus a conflicting old friendship between himself and the politician(Affleck), Cal finds himself embroiled in a dark and dangerous cover-up that threatens to destroy the nation’s power structures – and people’s lives.
With a powerful cast and a grippingly intense story, Crowe is on top form in this commanding thriller

 

[caption] State of Play – Dir Kevin MacDonald, starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams

 

 

[Originally published in Abu Dhabi Week vol 2 issue 18]