EditRichard Jewell (2020)

“Der er en bombe i Centennial Park. Du har tredive minutter.” Verden lærte først Richard Jewell at kende som sikkerhedsvagten, der fandt bomben i Atlanta i 1996 – og efterfølgende blev han hyldet for sin heltemodige gerning, der reddede utallige liv. Men inden for få dage, går sikkerhedsvagten fra at være helten til at være FBI’s hovedmistænkte. Da pressen og offentligheden vender sig mod ham, bliver hans liv revet fra hinanden. Han tager fat i advokaten, Watson Bryant, og fastholder fortsat sin uskyld. Men Bryant lærer hurtigt, at han kæmper en umådelig svær kamp mod de magtfulde, amerikanske efterretningstjenester for at rense sin klients navn, mens han samtidig skal forhindre Richard i at stole på de mennesker, der forsøger at ødelægge ham.

This is the true but tragical story of a real person - the security guard Richard Jewell. Instead of being praised by the society for his human act of saving thousands, he is mistakenly attacked by the press as a terrorist, responsible for placing an exploding bomb at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games that took place in Atlanta, Georgia. The truth is that Jewell discovered a backpack filled with three pipe bombs and immediately alerted police. Thanks to his fast reaction and help, the police officers managed to evacuate the area before an explosion occurs, saving people of all ages from injury or even death. After going through a nightmare to prove his innocence, Jewell was finally found not guilty. The investigators found out that the real bomber was Eric Rudolph, who was part of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list until he get caught.