Cover-Up

Cover-Up is a historical documentary that explores the professional life of investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. The film focuses on his career-long commitment to exposing secrets that influential figures and governments attempted to hide, highlighting his reporting on events such as Abu Ghraib and My Lai.

The movie was directed by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, with Poitras also serving as a producer. Within Poitras's career, this project follows Citizenfour and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, and precedes They're Here. The production was a collaboration between several companies, including Plan B Entertainment, Praxis Films, Submarine Deluxe, and GreenSlate. The cast features Seymour Hersh appearing as himself, alongside other journalists and figures such as Bob Woodward, Jeff Gerth, Amy Davidson Sorkin, David Obst, and Max Friedman. In total, 50 people are credited in the cast.

The film has been received positively by audiences. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.5/10 based on 3,300 votes, while on TMDB, it has a score of 7/10 from 51 votes.