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Words of War

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.

2025 |1h 57m |  Drama, Thriller

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Maxine Peake

Anna Politkovskaya

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Ciarán Hinds

Dmitry Muratov

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Jason Isaacs

Sacha

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Naomi Battrick

Vera Politkovskaya

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Harry Lawtey

Ilya

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Ellie Bamber

Elena

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Ben Miles

Yuri Schekochikhin

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Agni Scott

Natalya Estemirova

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Sophie Simnett

Nina

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Fady Elsayed

Anzor

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Lorne MacFadyen

Leo

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Lujza Richter

Fatima

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Tomi May

Assassin

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Moe Bar-El

Mosvar Barayev

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Oliver Maltman

Nestor

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Anton Valensi

Captain Turgenev

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Gary Oliver

Gregor

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Elee Nova

Mila

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Nathalie Armin

Maaret

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