Confirmation — Full-Length Trailer

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added: Fri, Mar 4th '16

"Scandal" star Kerry Washington is tackling a real-life political scandal in the new full-length trailer for the upcoming HBO movie "Confirmation."

Washington plays attorney Anita Hill, who was thrust into the national spotlight in the early 1990s when she accused the then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas (The Wire's Wendell Pierce) of making offensive and explicit sexual remarks while working as her supervisor for two years.

Through a series of televised Senate hearings, the case was carefully deliberated and closely scrutinized by Democratic senators, among them included a then-Delaware senator Joe Biden (played by Greg Kinnear). Though highly contentious, Hill's congressional testimony brought the issues of sexual harassment to the forefront, redefining the boundaries of what is socially acceptable in terms of workplace etiquette.

In addition to Washington, Pierce, and Kinnear, the cast also includes Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright, Eric Stonestreet, Kimberly Elise, Grace Gummer, Bill Irwin, Erika Christensen, Treat Williams, and Dylan Baker.

Filmmaker Rick Famuyiwa, of "Dope" and "The Wood" fame, directs the cable movie from a script by "Erin Brockovich" scribe Susannah Grant.

"Confirmation" will premiere on Saturday, April 16th on HBO.

synopsis:
Confirmation takes a look behind the curtain of Washington politics, depicting the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings where Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment. The hearings brought the country to a standstill and became a pivotal moment in American culture forever changing how we perceive and experience workplace equality and gender politics.

 

directed by   Rick Famuyiwa

starring   Kerry Washington, Wendell Pierce, Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright, Eric Stonestreet, Treat Williams, Dylan Baker, Bill Irwin, Kimberly Elise, Grace Gummer, Erika Christensen

release date   April 16, 2016 (on HBO)

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