Words of War

Words of War

117 mins | Drama, Thriller | May 2, 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.

Words of War

117 mins | Drama, Thriller | May 2, 2025

Words of War
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers BuzzFeed Studios, Good Films Collective, K. JAM Media
Original title Words of War
Directors Gatis Ungurs, Adriana Roze, Zagradska Natalja, Eman Kazemi, Faz Buffery, Tom Browne, James Strong
Writers Eric Poppen

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

Agni Scott

as Natalya Estemirova

Sophie Simnett

as Nina

Fady Elsayed

as Anzor

Lujza Richter

as Fatima

Tomi May

as Assassin

Moe Bar-El

as Mosvar Barayev

Oliver Maltman

as Nestor

Anton Saunders

as Captain Turgenev

Gary Oliver

as Gregor

Elee Nova

as Mila

Nathalie Armin

as Maaret

Billy Hinchliff

as Ivan

Taro Bahar

as Timur