Australia / Nov 06, 2025 / Russell Hobbs British Film Festival
In a world silenced by fear, her truth was unstoppable.
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ian Hart | Lt. Col. Egorov |
| Oliver Maltman | Nestor |
| Agni Scott | Natalya Estemirova |
| Sophie Simnett | Nina |
| Fady Elsayed | Anzor |
| Lorne MacFadyen | Leo |
| Lujza Richter | Fatima |
| Alec Newman | Major Popov |
| Moe Bar-El | Mosvar Barayev |
| Anton Valensi | Captain Turgenev |
| Gary Oliver | Gregor |
| Elee Nova | Mila |
| Nathalie Armin | Maaret |
| Billy Hinchliff | Ivan |
| Taro Bahar | Timur |
| Steffan Rhodri | Major Lapin |
| Tomi May | Man in Baseball Cap |
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| Tetiana Lytvynova | Hostage in Nord-Ost |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Words of War |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BuzzFeed Studios, Good Films Collective, K. JAM Media |
| Official site | wordsofwarmovie.com |
| Release date | 2 maggio 2025 |
| Executive producer | Dean Altit, Richard Alan Reid, Yulia Zayceva, Kia Jam, Matt Robins, David Banks, Marlon Vogelgesang, Matthew Shreder, Martin Rushton-Turner, Igor Pronin, Sean Penn |
| Production | Paul Brennan, Miriam Segal, Kia Jam, Mark Maxey, Inga Zeile, Kristin Rozum, Svetlana Punte |
| Writer | Eric Poppen |
| Casting | Nika Stepanova |
| Editing | David Charap |
| Cinematography | Mike Eley, Ermins Baltais, Viktors Besaraba, Lisa Cottington, Julian Crist, Simon Hegarty, Kārlis Jaunzems, Andris Kudors, Elvijs Menniks, Alfreds Sebris, Tomass Semjonovs, Marts Indriķis Zunde, Matt Poynter |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / May 02, 2025
Digital
Ireland / Jun 30, 2025
United Kingdom / Jun 30, 2025 / 15
South Korea / Nov 05, 2025 / 15 / 2025-VF02854
Spain / Nov 06, 2025 / 16
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