The new film "Snowden" directed by Oliver Stone blends fiction and reality, telling in a new way Snowden's journey of breaking through the shady secrets of the intelligence community and exposing some of the United States' major secrets. The film will be released in North American theaters on September 16. Audiences will be able to find that the "Snowden" it portrays is very consistent with the real-life Snowden.

Snowden appeared in the Easter egg at the end of the film and made some comments about the film, which was quite sincere. At that time, he was at the second residence of his Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucharena.

“I am incredibly lucky,”Snowden said.

In the clip before Snowden's official appearance, "Snowden", played by the well-known actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is controlling a robot in Moscow to give a speech through remote control.

“Without this information that drives public debate, we have failed completely. As we all know, ensuring that the people can hold our government accountable and keep the government responsive is the foundation of the United States. If you want to ensure national security, you should first defend these principles," Gordon-Levitt's "Snowden" said in the film.

“I believe that if the problem is not properly handled, more and more people around the world will come forward for this. This includes not only professional whistleblowers and journalists, but also ordinary citizens. When those in power try to cover up the truth by making something top secret, we need to break the blockade. When they try to intimidate us and induce us to sacrifice our basic human rights, we will remain unmoved and will never give up. We will insist on making our voices heard. ”

Next, Snowden appeared in person at his home in Moscow. In front of him was a laptop with the logo of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF, an internationally renowned legal aid charity that aims to promote Internet copyright and supervise law enforcement agencies, headquartered in the United States - Translator's Note). The slogan on the logo is "I support online rights." (I Support Online Rights). ”

“After leaving Hawaii, I lost almost everything. I once had a stable family and married life, and a promising future worth looking forward to. Now I have lost all the above, but I have also gained a new life. I am extremely lucky," Snowden said. “I think the biggest freedom I've gained from this is not having to worry about my future anymore, because I'm so happy with what I'm doing now. ”

Director Oliver Stone also told the New York Times that Snowden's confessions were filmed a total of nine times. "I mean, he's not very good at 'acting,'" Stone said. “I don’t think he will ever be that person. ”

Snowden has been in exile in Russia under the name of political asylum for more than three years. Previously, he ran away from his home in Hawaii with many top-secret documents and went to Hong Kong to hand these documents to reporters. He has been living in Moscow ever since.

(Translation: Linda)