The Company You Keep movie plot
2022-01-31 08:05
As a well-known civil rights attorney, Jim Grant () is also a single father, in a relatively quiet suburb of Albany in New York alone to raise his daughter. However, when the saucy young reporter Ben Shepard (after) eyeing Jim, he would have been a good arrangement with the architecture of the world, but also to the complete collapse and crash - the disclosure Jim It turns out that in the 1970s, Jim was a very radical anti-war who was wanted for murder, forcing him to take an incognito escape route. Now, after more than 30 years of being a respected lawyer, Jim is awaiting another exodus, after all he is the target of a nationwide hunt, including the FBI, who are desperately trying to bring him down. He was arrested and brought to justice. Jim had to hide and track down a very important person in order to clear his name.
Ben deeply understood that the sensational news story he unearthed brought him unbelievably great significance, especially for a reporter like him, it was probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Ben only cares about his own reputation, so he will do everything he can to use Jim's excellent "stuff" to make his past all public - even though his desperate behavior has brought his life to jeopardy , but Ben remains desperately close behind Jim.
As Jim gets in touch with former members of the anti-war group, the scars of his past are relentlessly peeled back. Soon, he realized that this man, who he regarded as a shortcut to fame, obviously had some more cruel truths hidden deep inside. When the FBI rounds them up, Ben also discovers why Jim has kept a secret for over 30 years, especially when they have to confront each other, they have to realize which one is the real one self, and bravely accept this reality.
Extended Reading
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Jim Grant: I thought he died.
Donal Fitzgerald: Yeah we all died. Some of us just came back.
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Ben Shepard: Thank you for talking to me.
Sharon Solarz: Thank you for listening.