Nothing but the Truth

For young reporter Rachel Armstrong (Kate Beckinsale) it stretches all the way to the United States Supreme Court. When Washington D.C. based reporter, Rachel writes an explosive story that reveals the identity of covert CIA agent, Erica Van Doren (Vera Farmiga) and its published by her paper all hell breaks loose and the government demands to know the identity of Rachel's source. With the support of her editor Bonnie Benjamin (Angela Bassett), the paper's in-house attorney, Avril Aaronson (Noah Wyle) and her husband Ray (David Schwimmer) defies the charismatic, career minded special prosecutor, Patton Dubois (Matt Dillon) which finally leads to contempt of court and jail. But even the hardship of detention behind bars does not weaken Rachel's resolve to protect her sources. With the aid of an attorney, Albert Burnside (Alan Alda), he pleads her case on First Amendment grounds - a case he argues all the way to the highest court in the land.
As topical as today's headlines Nothing But The Truth is the new film from writer-director Rod Lurie (The Contender) in which two very different, strong women fight to protect what they hold most dear. Rachel - her source, her integrity and her career. And Van Doren, the exposed CIA operative - her reputation within the agency and the sanctity of her other life as a caring suburban mother.