Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
“Charlie Wilson’s War” (2007) is a political drama based on the true story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson, who helped finance the Afghan mujahideen’s fight against the Soviet Union in the 1980s. The film portrays Wilson’s collaboration with CIA operative Gust Avrakotos and socialite Joanne Herring to covertly fund the Afghan resistance, ultimately contributing to the Soviet withdrawal. Directed by Mike Nichols and starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, the movie highlights the complexities of geopolitics and the unintended consequences of U.S. foreign intervention. It sheds light on the strategic operations that influenced global history.
