The Whistleblower

"Nothing is more dangerous than the truth."

2010 1h 52m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 636

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Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an international conspiracy that is determined to stop her, no matter the cost.

“Nothing is more dangerous than the truth.”

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Cast

Rachel Weisz
Kathryn Bolkovac
Vanessa Redgrave
Madeleine Rees
Monica Bellucci
Laura Leviani
David Strathairn
Peter Ward
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Jan Van Der Velde
Benedict Cumberbatch
Nick Kaufman
Liam Cunningham
Bill Hines
Paula Schramm
Luba

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Larysa Kondracki
Writers: Eilis Kirwan, Larysa Kondracki, Kathryn Bolkovac
Languages: English, Romanian, Russian, Serbian
Countries: Canada, Germany

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Romanian, Russian, Serbian.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, Germany.

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4 / 8

CAST

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202+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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ERA

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Directed by Larysa Kondracki, shot by Kieran McGuigan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mychael Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Julian Clarke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Rachel Weisz and Vanessa Redgrave and Monica Bellucci carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Larysa Kondracki directs. Kieran McGuigan behind the camera. Mychael Danna scores. Julian Clarke cuts. Produced in Canada, Germany. Dialogue in English, Romanian, Russian, Serbian.

Trivia

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1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Romanian, Russian, Serbian.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, Germany.
4202+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Larysa Kondracki, shot by Kieran McGuigan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mychael Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Julian Clarke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Rachel Weisz and Vanessa Redgrave and Monica Bellucci carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Nothing is more dangerous than the truth.".
10IMDB entry: tt0896872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "biography", "conspiracy", "teenage prostitute", "sex trafficking".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kieran McGuigan
Original score: Mychael Danna
Editing: Julian Clarke
Production design: Caroline Foellmer
Costume design: Gersha Phillips
Makeup / hair: Olimpia Stoicea
VFX supervisor: Noel Hooper
Sound: Orest Sushko
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $1,870,392
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Whistleblower (2010)

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Filipe Manuel Neto2023-01-20
★ 8/10
A good human drama, full of qualities. I really enjoyed this film, which is a powerful and poignant drama set in the years after the Bosnian War. Under the cover of peacekeeping operations in this country, marked by ethnic tensions and the scars of a fratricidal war, an American police force ends up discovering the involvement of military and UN employees in a vast scheme of trafficking in women for sexual exploitation. She exposes what's going on, but she has no way of knowing anyone's true loyalties, and most of the big culprits are safe behind powerful diplomatic immunities sanctioned by New York. I don't know, as well as I would like, the real facts behind the action of the film. What I do know is that the real Kathryn Bolkovac sued the firm she worked for being wrongly dismissed, and won after denouncing the criminal wrongdoing she encountered. But regardless of that, it is a good film and entertains its audience very well, with a touching and engaging story, which Larysa Kondracki knew how to use well. Rachel Weisz gives us a very strong and intense performance, her dramatic work being a key point in making the film work. The film also features quality work from David Strathairn and veterans Vanessa Redgrave and Monica Bellucci. With good cinematography, good costumes and sets and an effective soundtrack, the film also has good production values and some scenes are quite strong and difficult to see.

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