Words of War

Words of War (2025)

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

  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 2025-05-02
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: BuzzFeed Studios
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Director: James Strong

Summary

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.

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  • Maxine Peake

    as Anna Politkovskaya
  • Ciarán Hinds

    as Dmitry Muratov
  • Jason Isaacs

    as Sacha
  • Naomi Battrick

    as Vera Politkovskaya
  • Harry Lawtey

    as Ilya
  • Ellie Bamber

    as Elena
  • Ben Miles

    as Yuri Schekochikhin
  • Agni Scott

    as Natalya Estemirova
  • Sophie Simnett

    as Nina
  • Fady Elsayed

    as Anzor
  • Lorne MacFadyen

    as Leo
  • Lujza Richter

    as Fatima
  • Tomi May

    as Assassin
  • Moe Bar-El

    as Mosvar Barayev
  • Oliver Maltman

    as Nestor
  • Anton Valensi

    as Captain Turgenev
  • Gary Oliver

    as Gregor
  • Elee Nova

    as Mila
  • Nathalie Armin

    as Maaret
  • Billy Hinchliff

    as Ivan
  • Taro Bahar

    as Timur
Production Dean Altit Executive Producer
Production Richard Alan Reid Executive Producer
Writing Eric Poppen Writer
Directing James Strong Director
Production Paul Brennan Producer
Production Miriam Segal Producer
Production Yulia Zayceva Executive Producer
Production Kia Jam Executive Producer
Production Matt Robins Executive Producer
Production David Banks Executive Producer
Crew Paul Biddiss Military Consultant
Editing David Charap Editor
Camera Mike Eley Director of Photography
Sound Snorri Hallgrímsson Original Music Composer
Production Kia Jam Producer
Production Mark Maxey Producer
Production Inga Zeile Line Producer
Production Marlon Vogelgesang Executive Producer
Production Matthew Shreder Executive Producer
Production Martin Rushton-Turner Executive Producer
Production Kristin Rozum Associate Producer
Production Svetlana Punte Co-Producer
Production Igor Pronin Executive Producer
Production Sean Penn Executive Producer
Production Nika Stepanova Casting Director
Art Crispian Sallis Production Design
Art Martins Eiduks Art Direction
Art Paul Ghirardani Supervising Art Director
Art Crispian Sallis Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Nigel Egerton Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Mirna Čurak Makeup Designer
Costume & Make-Up Kelsey James Key Makeup Artist
Production Liene Bankovska Unit Production Manager
Production Erin Duffy Production Supervisor
Directing Tom Browne First Assistant Director
Directing Faz Buffery First Assistant Director
Production Conor Harrington Production Assistant
Directing Eman Kazemi Second Assistant Director
Directing Zagradska Natalja Third Assistant Director
Directing Adriana Roze Third Assistant Director
Directing Gatis Ungurs Third Assistant Director
Art Chris Barber Graphic Designer
Art Mareks Bērents Art Department Coordinator
Art Olga Gunderich Graphic Designer
Art Aksels Millers Set Dresser
Art Jekaterina Potasova Graphic Designer
Crew Sabine Strauberga Scenic Artist
Sound Nick Baldock ADR Mixer
Sound Richard Benny Bentham Sound Assistant
Sound Paul Hanks Foley Artist
Sound Rob Hughes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Roisin King ADR Recordist
Sound Mark Langlay-Smith Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Joe Morley Foley Artist
Sound Tom Stringer ADR Recordist
Sound Simon Trundle Foley Mixer
Sound Simon Trundle Foley Editor
Sound Ian Voigt Sound Mixer
Visual Effects Paul Driver Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Annie Gordon Visual Effects Coordinator
Visual Effects Gareth Repton Visual Effects Supervisor
Crew Tomas Ereminas Stunts
Crew Jevgenij Kirilov Stunts
Crew Leonid Kotik Stunts
Crew Stanislav Samuchov Stunt Coordinator
Camera Ermins Baltais Second Assistant "B" Camera
Camera Viktors Besaraba Key Grip
Camera Lisa Cottington First Assistant "A" Camera
Camera Julian Crist Camera Trainee
Lighting Michael Fennelly Gaffer
Lighting Janis Grundans Lighting Technician
Camera Simon Hegarty Aerial Director of Photography
Camera Kārlis Jaunzems Digital Imaging Technician
Crew Marek Kondratjev Video Assist Operator
Camera Andris Kudors Second Assistant "A" Camera
Camera Elvijs Menniks First Assistant "B" Camera
Crew Gvido Puke Drone Operator
Camera Alfreds Sebris Grip
Camera Tomass Semjonovs Grip
Lighting Eduards Stefanovics Gaffer
Lighting Martin Taylor Gaffer
Camera Marts Indriķis Zunde Grip
Production Tara Keenan Extras Casting
Production Aleksandrs Rokis Casting Assistant
Production Zinaida Tesliuk Casting Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Ellen Crawshaw Costume Supervisor
Production Daiga Līcīte Location Manager
Production Annija Tetere Location Manager
Production Inga Linda Tigase Location Manager
Sound Andri Ólafsson Music Coordinator

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