CODA star Emilia Jones has been cast in the titular role in director Susanna Fogel’s darkly comedic biopic, Winner, which has started principal photography. The actress will play Reality Winner, who exposed Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Deadline is reporting.

After exposing Russia’s involvement in the America election, Winner was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison. The punishment is the longest sentence ever given to someone charged under the Espionage Act for leaking a government document.

Jones will be joined on screen by Connie Britton, who has been cast as Reality’s mother, and Zach Galifianakis, who will portray Reality’s father, in the film. Danny Ramirez and Kathryn Newton have also been cast in Winner.

The movie will follow Winner, a brilliant young misfit from Texas who finds her morals challenged while serving in the U.S. Air Force and working as an NSA contractor. The biopic will offer new insight into the traditional whistleblower thriller; the coming-of-age story follows the eponymous idealistic young woman as she was persecuted for standing by her principles.

Winner was written by Kerry Howley, who based the script on her 2017 New York Magazine feature story.

“As a filmmaker, I strive to tell stories that interrogate the world we live in and the systems that are broken in it. But in a fun way. Reality Winner is the perfect heroine for a film that meditates on ideas of personal power, morality, and finding your voice,” Fogel said.

“She’s a true individual: she speaks many languages, she loves her guns, she could destroy you on Twitter, and her obsession with Pikachu is unmatched. Clearly, she’s the perfect mouthpiece for a generation of people who are unique and fed up with feeling powerless,” the filmmaker continued.

“And there is no one more perfect to play her than Emilia Jones, one of the most exciting young actresses working today. I hope Reality’s story will inspire others to speak up and defend their beliefs, whatever the cost. I’m thrilled to partner with this team of artists and activists to bring this movie to life,” Fogel added.

The movie is being co-financed by ShivHans Pictures and 1Community. Winner‘s producers include Amanda Phillips and Fogel along with Shivani Rawat and Julie Goldstein of ShivHans, and Scott Budnick and Ameet Shukla of 1Community. The biopic’s executive producers include Dani Melia, Peter Saraf, Daniel Bekerman, Connor Flanagan and Big Beach Films.