'Charlie Wilson's War' (2007) is a movie about a congressman who was behind a covert operation to supply the Afghans with weapons so that they could fight the Soviet invaders in the 1980's. The Soviets finally had to leave and it was the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union. The film is very entertaining and has excellent acting by Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who was nominated to the Oscar. Here's the trailer.The story exemplifies the saying 'Truth is stranger than fiction.' Charlie Wilson served 24 years in Congress but he seemed more interested in women and Scotch whisky than in politics. However, he managed to secretly channel as much as $750 million a year in weapons to the Afghan rebels. The movie also reflects on the causes of today's problems with Afghanistan, and leaves you wondering what goes on without us citizens knowing. The following clip sums up the story and includes an interview with Mr Wilson.
Read this article in the New York Times about the book on which the movie is based. Also, you can visit this page in biography.com, featuring a video of an interview with the author of the book.
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