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Words of War( 2025)

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In a world silenced by fear, her truth was unstoppable.

Overview

World-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya 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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Maxine Peake

      Anna Politkovskaya

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      Ciarán Hinds

      Dmitry Muratov

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      Jason Isaacs

      Sacha

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      Naomi Battrick

      Vera Politkovskaya

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      Harry Lawtey

      Ilya

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      Ellie Bamber

      Elena

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      Ben Miles

      Yuri Schekochikhin

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      Ian Hart

      Lt. Col. Egorov

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      Oliver Maltman

      Nestor

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      Agni Scott

      Natalya Estemirova

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      Sophie Simnett

      Nina

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      Fady Elsayed

      Anzor

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      Lorne MacFadyen

      Leo

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      Lujza Richter

      Fatima

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      Alec Newman

      Major Popov

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      Moe Bar-El

      Mosvar Barayev

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      Anton Valensi

      Captain Turgenev

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      Gary Oliver

      Gregor

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      Elee Nova

      Mila

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      Nathalie Armin

      Maaret

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      Billy Hinchliff

      Ivan

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      Taro Bahar

      Timur

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      Steffan Rhodri

      Major Lapin

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      Tomi May

      Man in Baseball Cap

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    A review by Brent Marchant

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    Written by Brent Marchant on Thu Jun 19 2025
    Before the barbaric Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin’s Federation conducted an equally unspeakable campaign of brutality against the people of Chechnya in its attempt to become a breakaway independent state. However, the vicious, genocidal atrocities inflicted upon the Chechan population were not widely known at the time, especially amongst Russian citizens. But one intrepid journalist sought to change that. Reporter Anna Politkovskaya (Maxine Peake), a correspondent for Novaya Gazeta, an independent newspaper founded by former Russian Head of State Mikhail Gorbachev whose ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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