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.
Unfortunately the movie Words of War is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | James Strong | Director |
| Production | Dean Altit | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Brennan | Producer |
| Production | Yulia Zayceva | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Eric Poppen | Writer |
| Production | Kia Jam | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Banks | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Alan Reid | Executive Producer |
| Production | Miriam Segal | Producer |
| Production | Matt Robins | 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 |
