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Lauel Bergman (Al Pacino) is the ace producer of CBS's "60 Minutes" and has always worked with esteemed host Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer). no time. Joffrey Wigan (Russell Crowe) has just been fired from Big Tobacco, and his life seems to have hit rock bottom in an instant. Bergman receives a report that the cigarettes made by tobacco companies are harmful to human body, and finds Wigan to translate. However, from this time on, Wigan felt that someone was following and monitoring him and brought great threats to his family. Tobacco companies reminded Wigan of the non-disclosure agreement he signed with himself that he would not disclose any research on cigarette manufacturing to the public. Wigan doesn't want to lose the protection of his family's life such as medical insurance, but he is being tortured by his conscience. He finally decided to announce it all to the outside world, even in breach of a non-disclosure agreement. He recorded an episode of "60 Minutes" with Bergman before traveling to Mississippi to testify against the tobacco companies.
However, the tobacco company applied for a speech gag order faster than him, his wife left with two daughters, and the "60 Points" column was banned by CBS. The huge cost of all this is overwhelming. Wigan and Bergman became single-handed warriors, facing their inner justice, bravery, and persevering.

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