The Whistleblower

8/5/20111h 52m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Nothing is more dangerous than the truth. ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Larysa Kondracki

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

biography
conspiracy
teenage prostitute
sex trafficking
female cop
inside man
united nations
woman director
sex crime
disturbed
corrupção
onu
horrified

Cast

Rachel Weisz

~ as ~

Kathryn Bolkovac

Vanessa Redgrave

~ as ~

Madeleine Rees

Monica Bellucci

~ as ~

Laura Leviani

David Strathairn

~ as ~

Peter Ward

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

~ as ~

Jan Van Der Velde

Benedict Cumberbatch

~ as ~

Nick Kaufman

Liam Cunningham

~ as ~

Bill Hines

Paula Schramm

~ as ~

Luba

David Hewlett

~ as ~

Fred Murray

William Hope

~ as ~

Blakely

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Reviews (1)

Filipe Manuel Neto
Written 2 year(s) ago
8
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.