Words of War
World-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya went from being a local print journalist to bravi...
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.
Genres: Drama, Thriller
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.
Cast
Jason Isaacs
Sacha
Ciarán Hinds
Dmitry Muratov
Maxine Peake
Anna Politkovskaya
Alec Newman
Major Popov
Sean Penn
Executive Producer
Ian Hart
Lt. Col. Egorov
Matt Robins
Executive Producer
Steffan Rhodri
Major Lapin
Ben Miles
Yuri Schekochikhin
Oliver Maltman
Nestor
Naomi Battrick
Vera Politkovskaya
David Banks
Executive Producer
Martin Rushton-Turner
Executive Producer
Kia Jam
Executive Producer
Lujza Richter
Fatima
Richard Alan Reid
Executive Producer
Tomi May
Man in Baseball Cap
Agni Scott
Natalya Estemirova
Ellie Bamber
Elena
Fady Elsayed
Anzor
Gary Oliver
Gregor
Harry Lawtey
Ilya
Marlon Vogelgesang
Executive Producer
Dean Altit
Executive Producer
Moe Bar-El
Mosvar Barayev
James Strong
Director
Matthew Shreder
Executive Producer
Sophie Simnett
Nina
Lorne MacFadyen
Leo
Anton Valensi
Captain Turgenev
Igor Pronin
Executive Producer
Elee Nova
Mila
Nathalie Armin
Maaret
Billy Hinchliff
Ivan
Taro Bahar
Timur
Eric Poppen
Writer
Yulia Zayceva
Executive Producer