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Stephen Colbert asks Kathryn Bigelow the tough questions about her film "Zero Dark Thirty"

Published January 23, 2013 2:13PM (EST)

Comedian Stephen Colbert challenges director Kathryn Bigelow on truthfulness of her controversial movie, "Zero Dark Thirty," saying: "Americans don't read books or newspapers. Americans go to movies, and this depiction of the torture, the investigation, the catching of bin Laden, is going to be our record just as surely as Jim Caviezel died for our sins."

Watch her defense, below:


By Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com.

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