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The new Oliver Stone film "Snowden" mixes fiction andfact to retell the story of Edward Snowden'sjourney out of the shadows of intelligence to exposesome of America's biggest secrets. And as thefilm comes to a close, viewers will knowthat the real Snowden is perfectly at peace with that.

Snowden makes a brief cameoat the endto puthis mark on the film, delivering a passionatespeech from the second home of his Russian lawyer, Anatoly Kucharena.

"I am incredibly fortunate," Snowden says.

Before Snowden comes on screen, the fictionalized Snowden character played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt appears on stage with a telepresence robot to deliver a speech from Moscow.

"Without the information to start a public debate, we're lost. You know, thepeople being able to question our government and hold it accountable that's the principle that theUnited States of America was founded on. If we want to protect our national security, we should be protecting that principle," the Snowden character played byGordon-Levittsays.

"I believe that if, nothing changes, more and more people all over theworld will come forward. Whistleblowers and journalistsbut also, regular citizens. And when those in power try to hide by classifying everything, we will call themout on it. Andwhen they try to scare us into sacrificing our basic human rights, we won't be intimidated, and we won't give up, and we will not be silenced."

Then, the real Snowden appears in the Moscow home, behind a laptop with a large red EFF sticker proclaiming "I Support Online Rights."

"When I left Hawaii, I lost everything. I had a stable life, stable love, family, future. And I lost that life, but, I've gained a new one, and I am incredibly fortunate," Snowden says. "And I think the greatest freedom that I've gained is the fact that I no longer have to worry about what happens tomorrow, because I'm happy with what I've done today."

Director Oliver Stone told The New York Times the shot took nine takes. "I mean, hes not an actor," Stone said. "And I dont think he became one that day."

Snowden has lived under asylum in Russiafor more than three years. He left his home in Hawaii with thousands of top secret documents he gave to journalists in Hong Kong before fleeing to Moscow, where he remains to this day.

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