Chelsea Manning
WHO IS SHE?: Formerly known as Bradley Manning, Chelsea Manning is an army intelligence analyst who uncovered and released thousands of classified military documents to WikiLeaks.
WHY MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT HER?: The story of Chelsea Manning is an ongoing one. It starts with a young Manning joining the military as an intelligence analyst and, upon leaking classified information to WikiLeaks, it ends with her current arrest (and subsequent hunger strike). Perhaps even more interesting is the story of Adrian Lamo, a threat analyst Manning confided in, who ultimately fingered her to the government—he was promptly labelled a “Benedict Arnold” by the media who supported Manning.
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