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"The Brink of War" is now in theaters nationwide.
WASHINGTON — The stakes are sky high in political thriller "The Brink of War," starring Emmy winner Jeff Daniels ("The Newsroom," "Godless") and Emmy nominee Jared Harris ("Chernobyl," "Mad Men").
In October 1986, U.S. President Ronald Reagan (Daniels) and Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev (Harris) agreed to meet in Iceland to discuss the possibilities of a peace deal during the Cold War.
"Between President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union, there were 70,000 nuclear warheads pointed at each other and no defense shield. If they launched them, they were coming, and the only reaction by the other country would be to launch some at them," Daniels said. "It's very emotional ...
