
Feature film — 2025
Words of War (2025)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 35 votes.
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Director: James Strong
On screen
Cast & crew

Maxine Peake
Anna Politkovskaya

Ciarán Hinds
Dmitry Muratov

Jason Isaacs
Sacha

Naomi Battrick
Vera Politkovskaya

Harry Lawtey
Ilya

Ellie Bamber
Elena

Ben Miles
Yuri Schekochikhin

Ian Hart
Lt. Col. Egorov

Oliver Maltman
Nestor

Agni Scott
Natalya Estemirova

Sophie Simnett
Nina

Fady Elsayed
Anzor
