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Yeah, no matter what opinion of him, Nolan is such an "idea" filmmaker I have no idea what attracts him to a historical subject. Even a remake like Insomnia still feels more consistent for his style than this. If I care less about spoiler, I might look into the wiki page to see what angle he might possibly find for it.
It's based on a historical event, which is a weird choice in and of itself (given Nolan's previous projects, as you suggest).

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