A new film by anti-establishment director Oliver Stone starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden asks audiences to weigh in. Joseph Gordon-Levitt poses for photos at the premier for Snowden at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, September 9, 2016The espionage thriller biopic about the largest data leak in US history, which ignited a firestorm over mass surveillance, premiered late Friday at the Toronto film festival. "Hopefully (the film) will work towards a number of efforts to try and rehabilitate him," WikiLeaks representative Sarah Harrison told AFP ahead of the film's red carpet in Toronto. Snowden's residency permit in Russia, where he was granted political asylum after fleeing the United States, runs out next year. It also stars Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson (also appearing at the festival in "Denial") and Nicolas Cage.

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2016 17:48 UTC