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Tom Hanks Says His New Period Piece Film Has a Message for Our Modern-Day Tough Times
Episode 186
Published 5 years, 8 months ago
Description
Set in Texas in the post-Civil War era, News of the World follows Tom Hanks as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a veteran who comes across a 10-year-old girl (Helena Zengel) taken by the Kiowa tribe, who he resolves to return to her family. The novel by Paulette Jiles, turned film is a story of survival and humanity with a message Hanks says can be applied to our current day struggles.