the film is backed by hollywood mogul, harvey winestein, a big time democratic voter.e factors have people saying the movie is a political stunt. >> any time you have a movie coming out two days before the election, by harvey winestein who is a big supporter of barack obama. >> it was not done to, i guess play up the president's role or make it look particularly good? >> no, not at all, we don't intend to get inside the president's head. harvey winestein came into the editing room very early on, and his only questions to me were, how do you know this? how did this happen? >> stock well also says there's less footage of the president in the finished cult than there was in an earlier version. contacted by cnn harvey winestein rejected the idea that the film has a political agenda, suggesting it's about history. creator and writer of e ring, an abc -- >> is there pressure to put in a political stunt? subtle, maybe? >> i haven't seen any, the creative process is pretty prized. >> reporter: but the timing of the film's release still rankles some conservatives. >> if it does