This short film recorded by Freeman for the "Anti-Russian Investigation Committee" was posted on the Youtube video site on the 20th. Freeman, who played the president in the movie Collision of Heaven and Earth, also played the president of the United States in the short film. He declared at the beginning of the short film: "We are under attack, and we are now in a state of war." He said that the attack on the United States was a plot planned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and its motive was "as a former KGB spy, he was very angry at the disintegration of the Soviet Union and expected to retaliate against the United States". At this time, the archive footage of Putin and the post-Soviet period appeared in the picture. Freeman described Putin's rise in this way: "Thanks to the chaotic situation, he rose in the post-Soviet era and eventually became president." "He established a dictatorship, and then turned his attention to his enemy, the United States." He also said that Putin "attacked democratic countries around the world through cyber-digital wars, and brainwashed and spread false information through social media to confuse people."
Then, in the short film, Freeman urged US President Trump to "disclose the truth" to the American people, and also assured the American people to "take all means and resources to thoroughly investigate Russia's role in the 20 16 American election". He said: "We ask people sitting in the Oval Office of the White House (referring to Trump) to admit to the people that' we were attacked by the Russian government in the past general election'." After criticizing Trump, Freeman ended the short film with Trump-style "American greatness" argument: "The free world needs our leadership."
This short film was first published on the official website of the non-profit organization "Anti-Russian Investigation Committee", which was initiated by the famous Hollywood director rob reiner, and its advisory group included former US National Intelligence Director clapper. Last year, clapper published a report condemning Russia's intervention in the US election. On its official website, the organization declared that Russia "tried to subvert the democratic process in the United States by using hackers, water troops on Twitter and fake news".
As a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton, it seems not surprising that Freeman appeared in this short film. However, for Russians, Freeman's political transformation is unacceptable. Russia's "Viewpoint" said on the 20th that Freeman was mostly a hero in previous films and rarely played a negative role. Russians have a good impression on him, so his anti-Russian remarks in the short film caused people's shock.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said that he was a victim of emotional overload. He interpreted Freeman's remarks about Russia as "high emotions" peculiar to creative people: "You know, many creative people are easy to become victims of emotional overload, but they don't know the real situation. This kind of thing often happens. There is no need to take this too seriously. Because this kind of words has no realistic basis, it is just an emotional performance. "
According to a report by Russian New Network on the 20th, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zacharova severely criticized Freeman's behavior. She wrote on Facebook that Freeman was used as a gun, just like former US Secretary of State Powell was used as a gun (at the UN Security Council meeting on February 5, 2003, Powell showed white powder in a test tube as evidence of the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, which eventually became the reason for the US to use force against Iraq). She said that the so-called "Russian threat" is not the first time people have used it to achieve a certain political goal, but that the US security department has fabricated a story about foreign forces interfering in its election.
According to Russian 2 1 report, Jaro Ff Vaya, deputy speaker of the Russian State Duma, said it was a "soap opera thriller". "Obviously, the pay should be good. Although the scripts and words are primitive, they are definitely the product types of American hegemonic political DreamWorks. He also said that he was threatened. " She called on Americans not to be victims of "fantasy movies".