Controversial American director Oliver Stone will bring the case of the former spy to the big screen Edward Snowden.
The film will be an adaptation of the book «The Snowden Archives: The Story of the World's Most Wanted Man" written by british journalist Luke Harding Former Guardian correspondent in Russia.
Oliver Stone He is one of the most controversial American directors of recent years since he has wanted to make his political position very clear with documentaries such as "Persona non grata", "Comandante", "Looking for Fidel" or "South of the border" and now It seems that he wants to continue to position himself against the US government by bringing the case of Edward Snowden to the big screen.
Edward Snowden, who appears to be collaborating on the film's production, is a former US agency analyst NSA (National security agency) charged with espionage and treason for leaking secret documents to The Guardian and The Washington Post, who is currently taking refuge in Russia to avoid trial in the United States.
The one who worked for the NSA leaked documents to The Guardian y The Washington Post that revealed that his agency had access to the phone and internet records of millions of people. Thanks to this information, both publications received this year's Pulitzer Prize in the category of public service.