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Words of War
2024 | Color | 117:00

Based on the real-life story of American-Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who embarked on a brave and pioneering crusade for an independent voice in Russia in the late 1990s and early 2000s. For seven years, she refused to stop reporting on the Second Chechen War, defying numerous acts of intimidation and violence that culminated in tragedy in 2006.


Country: Lituania, Reino Unido
Direction: Strong; James
Script: Poppen; Eric
Production: Brennan; Paul, Jam; Kia, Maxey; Mark, Segal; Miriam
Photography: Eley; Mike
Sound: Voigt; Ian
Cast:Peake; Maxine, Hinds; Ciarán, Isaacs; Jason, Battrick; Naomi, Lawtey; Harry, Bamber; Ellie, Scott; Agni
Art direction: Sallis; Crispian
Participation year at FICM: 2024

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