FILM: THE POST – with study notes
The Post is based on the Washington Post and the paper’s efforts to publish the classified documents called the Pentagon Papers about the US government involvement in the Vietnam War (1955-1975). The film and study notes are perfect for distance learning. The film is available on Netflix.
About the film
Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in The Post, a thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham (Streep), the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. presidents. The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers – and their very freedom – to help bring long-buried truths to light.