Whistleblower Drama 'Reality' Depicts True Story of NSA Leaker Reality Winner

Sydney Sweeney plays Reality Winner, the veteran who leaked classified information about Russian interference in the 2016 election, in the new HBO film Reality.
The film is based on Winner's FBI interrogation and arrest for leaking the information to the press.
Winner pleaded guilty to violating the Espionage Act and served over five years in prison for the leak.
Critics praise Sweeney's performance and the film's suspenseful portrayal of Winner's interrogation.
The film examines whistleblowing and government transparency by adapting the actual transcript of Winner's FBI questioning.