Nearly three years since its release, “Zero Dark Thirty” is still causing controversy. Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning “The Hurt Locker” about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden attracted attention well before it was released, with some Republican politicians attacking the movie for attempting to influence the 2012 presidential election.
Tension continued to crank up when the movie was released, attracting criticism for what was perceived to be the film's ‘pro-torture’ stance, as well as the extent to which Bigelow and Boal had worked with the CIA, and the possibility that they obtained classified information came under intense scrutiny. And now some of the details have finally emerged, thanks to a new report from Vice News.
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Reporters Jason Leopold and Ky Henderson were granted access under the Freedom of Information Act for CIA documents...
