Watch the trailer for Steven Spielberg's new political drama

Cape Town – The trailer for Steven Spielberg's new historical drama, The Post has just been released.

Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star in the thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post‘s Katharine Graham (Streep), the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. 

The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers – and their very freedom – to help bring long-buried truths to light.

Watch the trailer here:

The Post releases in SA cinemas in January 2018.