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A security guard saves lives during the 1996 Olympics bombing but is falsely accused of being the terrorist.
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American security guard Richard Jewell saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is vilified by journalists and the press who falsely reported that he was a terrorist.
"All journalism students know the Base School case - when the owners of a Brazilian educational institution were unjustly massacred by the press for alleged child abuse. 'The Richard Jewell Case' is, proportionally speaking, the "Base School" of the American press: the private security guard who saved countless lives by finding a bomb in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta in 1996 was accused of being the author of the terrorist attack himself - and was massacred in a trial by the press. The film, directed by the legendary Clint Eastwood, synthesizes these events with a heavyweight cast, including Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates (nominated for the Golden Globe and Oscar for the role), Jon Hamm and Olivia Wilde. However, the film brings a controversy: the story brings reporter Kathy Scruggs (played by Olivia and already deceased) offering sex in exchange for information, which would not have happened. In a way, in defending Jewell, the film commits the same mistake with Kathy."