![]() ![]() ![]() Frye questions McAffrey about Collins' relationship with Baker McAffrey suggests she review the Metro CCTV footage, which proves fruitless. Collins tells McAffrey, his friend and college roommate, that he had been having an affair with Baker and did not believe she was suicidal. Reporter Cal McAffrey of the Washington Globe newspaper investigates the shootings while his junior colleague Della Frye probes Baker's death.īaker was chief researcher for Congressman Stephen Collins' investigation into private defense contractor PointCorp. The next morning, Congressional aide Sonia Baker is killed by a Washington Metro train. A passing witness is also shot and left in a coma. In Washington, D.C., fleeing thief Deshaun Stagg is shot dead by a man carrying a metal briefcase. Released in North America on April 17, 2009, the film received generally positive reviews. He explores the privatization of American Homeland Security and, to a minor extent, journalistic independence, along with the relationship between politicians and the press. Macdonald said that State of Play is influenced by the films of the 1970s. The supporting cast includes Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Jason Bateman, Robin Wright, and Jeff Daniels. The film tells of a journalist's ( Russell Crowe) probe into the suspicious death of the assistant and mistress of a Congressman ( Ben Affleck). It is based on the 2003 British television serial of the same name. ![]() State of Play is a 2009 political thriller film directed by Kevin Macdonald. ![]()
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