Sweden / Aug 30, 2019 / 15
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Plot
On the eve of June 28th, 2011 Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson put everything at stake by illegally crossing the border from Somalia into Ethiopia. After months of research, planning and failed attempts, they were finally on their way to report on how the ruthless hunt for oil effected the population of the isolated and conflict-ridden Ogaden region. Five days later they lay wounded in the desert sand, shot and captured by the Ethiopian army. But when their initial reportage died, another story began. A story about lawlessness, propaganda and global politics. After a Kafkaesque trial they were sentenced to eleven years in prison for terrorism. And they were far from alone. Their cellmates were journalists, writers and politicians persecuted for not bowing down to dictatorship. Their reportage about oil was transformed into a story about ink, and their daily lives turned into a fight for survival inside the notorious Kality prison in Addis Ababa.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jesper Ganslandt | Fredrik Spik |
| Sivuyile Ngesi | Chala |
| Samuel Mtoti | Dany |
| Gunilla Johansson | Kickan Persson |
| Frederik Nilsson | Kjell Persson |
| Lena B. Nilsson | Karin Schibbye |
| Graham Clarke | Bruno |
| Stephen Jennings | Steven Irving |
| Fredrik Skavlan | Skavlan |
| Farouk Valley-Omar | Chief Prosecutor |
| Mohamed Kalif Barre | Mohammed |
| Pär Luttropp | TV Journalist |
| Tobias Åström | Swedish Ex-Ambassador |
| Åsa Janson | Newscaster |
| Sidow Farah Abdi | ONLF representative |
| Paul Savage | Judge #1 |
| Abdi Delgo | Ali |
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| Amina Mohamed Omar | Sara |
| Armaan Haggio | Abdirisaq |
| Magnus Sundberg | Reporter #3 |
| Minky Ndlovu | Asad |
| Zwelakhe Moni | Government Official |
| Mohamed Mohamud Hossein | Soldier #2 |
| Kristian Erskog | Reporter #1 |
| Elisabeth Walleby | Reporter #2 |
| Amin Mohamed Osmaan | Amadi's Father |
| Richard September | Ethiopian Journalist |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 438 dagar |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | English, svenska |
| Production countries | Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Film i Väst, SVT, Miso Film Sverige |
| Release date | 30 agosto 2019 |
| Executive producer | Jonas Allen, Peter Bose |
| Production | Anna Walton, Sandra Harms, Tobias Åström, Brigid Olen, Marlow De Mardt, Karl Fredrik Ulfung |
| Writer | Peter Birro, Martin Schibbye, Johan Persson |
| Casting | Mito Skellern, Bonnie Lee Bouman, Sara Törnkvist |
| Editing | Hanna Lejonqvist, Melker Rydholm, Nikolai Waldman |
| Cinematography | Sophia Olsson |
| Assistant directors | Jesper Ganslandt |
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| Camera operators | Sophia Olsson |
| Additional photography | Sophia Olsson |
| Production design | Fred Du Preez, Louise Drake af Hagelsrum, Daniéla Frykstrand |
| Art direction | Louise Drake af Hagelsrum, Fred Du Preez, Daniéla Frykstrand |
| Set decoration | Louise Drake af Hagelsrum, Daniéla Frykstrand, Fred Du Preez |
| Music | Jon Ekstrand, Andreas Mellkvist, Innes Botha, Fredrik Dalenfjäll, Charl Mostert, Greg Albert, Andreas Franck, Lucas Nilsson |
| Sound | Andreas Mellkvist, Innes Botha, Fredrik Dalenfjäll, Charl Mostert, Greg Albert, Andreas Franck, Lucas Nilsson, Jon Ekstrand |
| Costume design | Clinton Booyse, Plaxedes Kelias, Michaela Young, Evelyn Gambe |
| Makeup | Michaela Young, Evelyn Gambe, Plaxedes Kelias, Clinton Booyse |
| Hairstyling | Plaxedes Kelias, Michaela Young, Clinton Booyse, Evelyn Gambe |
Release dates
Theatrical release
South Korea / Jan 21, 2021 / 15
Czechia / Jan 20, 2022
Digital
Brazil / Sep 30, 2021 / 14
Physical media
Sweden / Dec 27, 2019 / 15 / DVD / Blu-ray
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