Words of War (2025)
In a world silenced by fear, her truth was unstoppable.
Synopsis
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
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Maxine Peake
as Anna Politkovskaya
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Ciarán Hinds
as Dmitry Muratov
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Jason Isaacs
as Sacha
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Naomi Battrick
as Vera Politkovskaya
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Harry Lawtey
as Ilya
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Ellie Bamber
as Elena
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Ben Miles
as Yuri Schekochikhin
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Ian Hart
as Lt. Col. Egorov
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Oliver Maltman
as Nestor
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Agni Scott
as Natalya Estemirova
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Sophie Simnett
as Nina
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Fady Elsayed
as Anzor
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Lorne MacFadyen
as Leo
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Lujza Richter
as Fatima
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Alec Newman
as Major Popov
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Moe Bar-El
as Mosvar Barayev
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Anton Valensi
as Captain Turgenev
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Gary Oliver
as Gregor
Crew
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James Strong
Director
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Mike Eley
Director of Photography
- David Charap Editor
- Snorri Hallgrímsson Original Music Composer
- Paul Brennan Producer
- Miriam Segal Producer
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Kia Jam
Producer
- Mark Maxey Producer
- Eric Poppen Writer
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