Opportunity To Give Witness

Many people have been caught in an unwanted spotlight, either because of their own or someone else’s wrongdoing. Based on a true story, the film Bridge of Spies tells the experience of lawyer James B. Donovan, who is called upon to defend an accused spy, Rudolf Abel (directed by Steven Spielberg [Dreamworks Pictures, 2015]). Later, Donovan is asked to travel to the Soviet Union to barter a prisoner trade involving Abel and a downed pilot. It’s Donovan’s very public defense of Abel, however, t...