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The Whistleblower
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.
2010 · Directed by Larysa Kondracki · 112 min · Drama · Thriller · Crime · Screenplay in the scene database · 7 frames
Tagline
Nothing is more dangerous than the truth.
Plot
Kathryn Bolkovac is a police officer from Lincoln, Nebraska, who accepts an offer to work with the UNPOL in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina for a private contractor called Democra Security (a thinly veiled allusion to DynCorp International). After successfully advocating for a Muslim woman who experienced domestic abuse, Kathryn is appointed head of the department of gender affairs.
Raya, a young Ukrainian woman, and her friend Luba are sold to a Bosnian sex-trafficking ring by a relative. Raya escapes with Irka, another girl forced into prostitution, and they are sent to a women's shelter for victims of human trafficking. While investigating their case, Kathryn uncovers a large-scale sexual slavery ring utilized by international personnel (including Americans).
Kathryn persuades Raya and Irka to testify against their traffickers in court, guaranteeing their safety; however, an indifferent UN official drops Irka at the border between Bosnia and Serbia when she cannot produce a passport. Although Kathryn rescued Irka from the woods, Irka is too afraid to proceed with the trial. Meanwhile, Raya is recaptured by the traffickers after a corrupt peacekeeper tips them off. To deter other girls from running away and talking to the authorities, the traffickers make an example out of Raya by brutally raping her with a metal pipe in front of them.
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Crew
- Written by: Larysa Kondracki, Eilis Kirwan
- Cinematography: Kieran McGuigan, Adam Swica
- Edited by: Julian Clarke
- Music: Mychael Danna
- Production design: Caroline Foellmer
- Produced by: Christina Piovesan, Igor A. Nola, Celine Rattray
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
Production
- Country: Canada, Germany
- Language: English, Romanian, Russian, Serbian
- Studios: First Generation Films, Mandalay Vision, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Primary Productions
- Box office: $1,870,392
- Themes: biography, conspiracy, teenage prostitute, sex trafficking, female cop, inside man, united nations, woman director, sex crime, disturbed
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