Film: Charlie Wilson's War.
Starring: Tom Hanks as Representative Charlie Wilson, Julia Roberts as Joanne Herring, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty and Om Puri.
Directed by: Mike Nichols.
Story written by: George Crile "Charlie Wilson's War" (book)
Screenplay & Dialogues written by: Aaron Sorkin.
Distributed by: © Universal Pictures & Playtone.
Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 2007 (USA)
Niceties by: http://www.youtube.com/IAmOnlyLove
Synopsis!
"Charlie Wilson's War" is a 2007 biographical drama film based on the true story of Democratic Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, who conspired with "bare knuckle attitude" CIA operative Gust Avrakotos to launch Operation Cyclone, which initiated and organized the Afghan Mujahideen in their resistance to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
The film is adapted from George Crile's 2003 book Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History. It is directed by Mike Nichols, written by Aaron Sorkin, and stars Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Ned Beatty. It was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, including "Best Motion Picture", but did not win in any category. Philip Seymour Hoffman was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actor".
Plot!
The film shows Wilson having a very gregarious social life of women and partying, including having his congressional office staffed with young, attractive women. The film also shows how the partying causes a federal investigation into allegations of cocaine use by Wilson, conducted by then-federal prosecutor Rudy Giuliani as part of a larger investigation into congressional misconduct. The investigation results in no charge against Wilson.
A friend and romantic interest, Joanne Herring, encourages Wilson to do more to help the Afghans, and persuades Wilson to visit the Pakistani leadership. The Pakistanis complain about the inadequate support of the U.S. to oppose the Soviets, and they insist that Wilson visit a major Pakistan-based Afghan refugee camp. Deeply moved by their misery and determination to fight, Wilson is frustrated by the regional CIA personnel's insistence on a low key approach against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Wilson returns home to lead an effort to substantially increase funding to the mujahideen.
As part of this effort, Wilson befriends the maverick CIA operative Gust Avrakotos and his understaffed Afghanistan group to find a better strategy, especially including a means to counter the Soviets' formidable Mi-24 helicopter gunship. This group was composed in part of members of the CIA's elite Special Activities Division, including a young paramilitary officer named Michael Vickers. As a result, Wilson's deft political bargaining for the necessary funding and Avrakotos' group's careful planning using those resources, such as supplying the guerrillas with FIM-92 Stinger missile launchers, turns the Soviet occupation into a deadly quagmire with their heavy fighting vehicles being destroyed at a crippling rate. The CIA's anti-communism budget evolves from $5 million to over $500 million (with the same amount matched by Saudi Arabia), startling several congressmen. This effort by Wilson ultimately evolves into a major portion of the U.S. foreign policy known as the Reagan Doctrine, under which the U.S. expanded assistance beyond just the mujahideen and began also supporting other anti-communist resistance movements around the world.
Wilson follows Avrakotos' guidance to seek support for post-Soviet occupation Afghanistan, but finds almost no enthusiasm in the U.S. government for even the modest measures he proposes. The film ends with Wilson receiving a major commendation for the support of the U.S. clandestine services, but his pride is tempered by his fears of what unintended consequences his secret efforts could yield in the future and the implications of U.S. disengagement from Afghanistan.
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Jogos do Poderby infobaseconsulting901 views
@TheDanrox110 Too bad the Taliban weren't the people we supported, so your logic goes straight out the window. Maybe if you remember, we were funding the Mujahideen.
The Mujahideen were significantly financed, armed and trained by the United States [Central Intelligence Agency] (CIA) during the administrations of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, and also by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan under Zia-ul-Haq, Iran, the People's Republic of China and several Western European countries.
xSonsofSunsx 2 months ago
and the Taliban greatly thanked us on a sunny september day in 2001
TheDanrox110 5 months ago
Thanks to this guy we had 9/11
Burnedice 5 months ago
my favourite from this film is when General Zia is talking about the Israeli-captured Soviet weapons to be sent to the Mujahideen
"but Charlie....if I see one fucking Star of David on a crate..."
ivangrozny27 9 months ago
"What is Us stradegy in Afganistan?"
"Well strickly speaking we don't have one but we are working around that."
"Whose we?"
"Me and three other guys"
great line!
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despinapjr 1 year ago
"I bet a lot of people make that mistake!" - "Hehehehehe... Errr... No."
TheCrushpanzer 1 year ago
Nice soundtrack!!
gapanlilio33 2 years ago
Great film
bkriszti32 2 years ago