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and the death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi is a reminder of the physical dangers. The movie also makes the point that truth is complex and reporters can’t go for easy answers.

Dinerstein, a well-liked and respected veteran of the film biz, says the Aviron team is “working around the clock to make sure people see the film.”

They will be sending out DVDS and holding series of screenings, “to make sure people can see it — hopefully in a theater.”

William Sadleir is chairman-ceo of Aviron, which is financed by Blackrock. The company says the Aviron exec team has worked on films resulting in 367 Oscar nominations, 76 wins and $47 billion in domestic B.O.

Upcoming in 2019 are “Serenity,” starring Matthew Mcconaughey and Anne Hathaway; “Three Seconds,” directed by Andrea di Stefano, starring Joel Kinnaman; and “After,” helmed by Jenny Gage, based on a young adult novel.

“Technically, we’re not a production entity,” says Dinerstein. “We don’t develop or produce. But we do get involved in most projects at the script stage, help fill out casting, work collaboratively with the producers.

“For example, with ‘Private War,’ we got involved at the script stage.

“We tend to acquire North American rights. With ‘Private War,’ we got U.K. rights as well. Our model is generally to acquire North American rights early on, and work with producers as well as foreign sales companies.”

They’re developing their slate and of course a lot of their focus is on the release of “Private War.”“we believe in the film a lot,” says Dinerstein.