Words of War (2025)
3.4 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 57min
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- Synopsis:
- World-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya (Maxine Peake) went from being a local print journalist to braving the Chechen killing fields and exposing Russian state corruption under Vladimir Putin. She refused to give up reporting on the war in Chechnya despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence, including being poisoned. She was ultimately murdered in the elevator of her block of flats and it remains unclear who paid for the contract killing.
- Actors:
- Jason Isaacs, Alec Newman, Ciarán Hinds, Ben Miles, Maxine Peake, Ellie Bamber, Harry Lawtrey, Agni Scott, Lorne MacFadyen, Tomi May, Naomi Battrick, Sophie Simnett, Fady Elsayed, Moe Bar-El, Oliver Maltman, Lujza Richter, Anton Saunders, Gary Oliver, Elee Nova, Nathalie Armin
- Directors:
- James Strong
- Producers:
- Paul Brennan, Kia Jam, Mark Maxey, Miriam Segal
- Writers:
- Eric Poppen
- Aka:
- Anna
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
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