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Words of War
In a world silenced by fear, her truth was unstoppable.
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.
Where to watch Words of War
Words of War is streaming in the US on Plex, Plex Channel and Tubi TV.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
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
Details
- Director
- James Strong
- Released
- May 2, 2025
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Studio
- BuzzFeed Studios, Good Films Collective and K. JAM Media
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 from 34 votes
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