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Cover-Up

★ 7.2 / 10 (58 votes)December 19, 2025117 minEN

DocumentaryHistory

He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.

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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateDecember 19, 2025

StatusReleased

Runtime117 min

Rating★ 7.2 / 10

CertificationR

Original languageArabic, English, German, Vietnamese

CountryUnited States of America

Budget—

Revenue—

ProductionPraxis Films, Plan B Entertainment, Submarine Deluxe, GreenSlate, Postworks New York

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Seymour Hersh

Seymour HershSelf - Investigative Journalist

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Jeff GerthSelf - The New York Times

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David ObstSelf - Dispatch News

Bob Woodward

Bob WoodwardSelf - The Washington Post

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Max FriedmanSelf - Former Research Assistant

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Amy Davidson SorkinSelf - The New Yorker

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Antonio TagubaSelf - U.S. Army Major General

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Camille Lo SapioSelf - Anonymous Source

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Isador HershSelf - Father of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

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Dorothy HershSelf - Mother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

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Alan HershSelf - Brother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

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Elizabeth Klein HershSelf - Wife of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

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