independent film   based on novel   character name in title   political corruption   hotel   man with glasses   writing   homosexual   mafia   flashback   u.s. president   racial slur   small town   district attorney   cover up   assassin   ambiguous ending   1960s   based on book   controversy   new orleans louisiana   film making   anger   product placement   fight the system   confrontation   blockbuster   terrorism   witness   politics   lawsuit   statutory rape   film in film   courtroom   washington d.c.   homosexuality   nun   president   evidence   cuba   perjury   government   assassination of president   kennedy assassination   based on multiple works   acronym in title   male prostitute   amateur footage   assassination of jfk   businessmen   carcano carbine   castro regime   coup d'état   jfk   jfk assassination conspiracy   jim garrison   john f kennedy   kennedy   lee harvey oswald   assassination plot   author cameo   communism   political assassination   new england   stained glass window   dalmatian   amateur theater   starstruck   car accident   military   conspiracy   murder   gay slur   paranoia   power   entire title is capitalized acronym   investigation   hitman   vietnam   political thriller   prison