The Final Year

The Final Year
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Greg Barker
Produced by	John Battsek Diane Becker Alice Bristow Christopher Buchanan
Starring	Barack Obama John Kerry Samantha Power Ben Rhodes Susan Rice
Cinematography	Martina Radwan Erich Roland
Edited by	Joshua Altman Langdon Page
Music by	Philip Sheppard
Distributed by	HBO
Release dates	September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) (Toronto International Film Festival) January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) (United States)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Final Year is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Greg Barker. The film is a chronicle of the Barack Obama administration's foreign policy team and the events of Obama's final year in office. While President Obama features at certain points, the documentary crew mainly followed the activities of Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Ambassador Samantha Power, National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes. Although the documentary does not feature Donald Trump, the emphasis among the main players switches as the final year progresses from enacting a foreign policy legacy to taking measures to protect that legacy from being dismantled by the incoming administration.

External links

• The Final Year at IMDb
• The Final Year at Rotten Tomatoes