# The Unknown Known (2013)

> Errol Morris turns Donald Rumsfeld’s self-defending account of American power into a searching study of political language, responsibility, and evasion.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/121813

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Documentary, History
- Director: Errol Morris
- Cast: Donald Rumsfeld, Kenn Medeiros, Errol Morris
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2390962/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: cerebral, sardonic, unsettling, political history viewing, documentary night

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