Words of War
Words of War
Release: 2025-05-02
·Runtime: 117m
·★ 6.9
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
BuzzFeed Studios
Good Films Collective
K. JAM Media
Cast
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
Ian Hart
as Lt. Col. Egorov
Oliver Maltman
as Nestor
Agni Scott
as Natalya Estemirova
Sophie Simnett
as Nina
Fady Elsayed
as Anzor
Lorne MacFadyen
as Leo
Lujza Richter
as Fatima
Alec Newman
as Major Popov
Moe Bar-El
as Mosvar Barayev
Anton Valensi
as Captain Turgenev
Gary Oliver
as Gregor
Elee Nova
as Mila
Nathalie Armin
as Maaret
Steffan Rhodri
as Major Lapin
Tomi May
as Man in Baseball Cap
Crew
James Strong
Director
Kia Jam
Executive Producer
Richard Alan Reid
Executive Producer
Yulia Zayceva
Executive Producer
Mike Eley
Director of Photography
Kia Jam
Producer
Sean Penn
Executive Producer
Paul Ghirardani
Supervising Art Director
Adriana Roze
Third Assistant Director
Omar Elhanbouly
Visual Effects Assistant Editor