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Drama / Thriller

Words of War.

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

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.

Directed by James Strong

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY

Cast.

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Anna Politkovskaya

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Dmitry Muratov

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Sacha

Naomi Battrick

Naomi Battrick

Vera Politkovskaya

Harry Lawtey

Harry Lawtey

Ilya

Ellie Bamber

Ellie Bamber

Elena

Ben Miles

Ben Miles

Yuri Schekochikhin

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Lt. Col. Egorov

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