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'Civil War': Everything to Know About Kirsten Dunst's Controversial Political Thriller

The movie, starring Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman, Wagner Moura and more is in theaters now.

Kirsten Dunst plays Lee, a photojournalist who is traversing the embattled country, from which California and Texas have seceded and united to form the "Western Forces" in an attempt to overthrow the established government. While documenting the inhumane horrors of American infighting and the reality of citizens becoming refugees in their own country, she seeks to tell the truth, a mission that feels inexplicably controversial even amid the real-life divisive state of U.S. politics. A24A stark contrast to his anarchistic, government-loathing Parks and Recreation character, Ron Swanson, Offerman stars as a power-hungry POTUS, who has somehow skirted the rules to preside over the warring country for a third term.

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