An American Daughter (2000)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 2000-06-05
Director: Sheldon Larry
Writers: Wendy Wasserstein
Language: English
Stars: Christine Lahti , Tom Skerritt , Jay Thomas , Mark Feuerstein , Stanley Anderson , Blake Lindsley , Scott Michael Campbell , Matt Weinberg , Will Rothhaar , Caroline Aaron
Runtime: 91 min
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
AKA: Trial by Media (United States of America) , Wyrok mediów (Poland) , Trial by Media (United Kingdom) , An American Daughter , Juzgada por los medios (Spain) , Cabale médiatique (France, French Republic) , Kandidatin im Kreuzfeuer (Germany) , Una donna americana (Italy) , Cabale médiatique (Canada) , Στο βωμό του θεάματος (Greece) , A média áldozata (Hungary) , Knust av media (Norway)
Plot: A Senator's daughter seems to have a lock on a nomination as the US Surgeon General, until a background check reveals she once neglected to return a jury-duty notice. Then she makes a mistake in comments about her homemaker mother that leaves her open to a media blitz and her sure-fire nomination suddenly appears shaky.
IMDB:tt0217249