Inspired by actual events, the film tells the story of kathryn bolkovac, and premiered at the 2010 toronto international film festival. Official secrets is the bold, true story of katharine gun. Gigi pritzker acquire rights to chicago pd whistleblowers. The whistleblower film debuts, but has anything changed for. A little slow at the beginning however it is very realistic and unlike a lot of the generic hollywood movie nowadays, where i am sure cars exploding or guns would have been needed to spice it up a bit. Though i suppose you can make that argument for every film based on a true story, but its. The true story behind the whistleblower celebrity gossip. Chicago pd whistleblower truelife tale code of silence. To the short list of this years mustsee movies, quickly add the whistleblower the harrowing true story of kathy bolkovac, a disillusioned nebraska cop and divorced single mother who uncovered a. Most popular whistleblower movies and tv shows imdb. Feb 17, 2018 h er story has been all but forgotten in the years since the 2003 iraq war ended, overshadowed by more recent, flashier tales. Nov 14, 2019 the film burns with the same moral urgency as the john le carre novel its based on. Although the movie is sometimes played for laughs, the real story was no laughing matter. A powerful film about a reallife woman who fought the horrors of sex trafficking in postwar bosnia.
The whistleblower reveals a truth more chilling than fiction. Aug 28, 2019 official secrets is not kinetic cinema. Aug 30, 2019 to tell too much more of the story would spoil the film, but one part of its ending is clear. This movie contains graphic depictions of reallife violence that actually occurred, so you would have to have a pretty strong stomach in order to watch.
Now a new film, starring keira knightley and matt smith, will put. Entertainment one uk has debuted the first trailer for the indie drama official secrets, telling the true story of a whistleblower who discovers a. Feb 06, 2019 in contrast to the truestory american film, whistleblower is both total fiction and highly stylized, like a kabuki play in suits and ties. With masterful acting and a heartracing plot, the whistleblower is an acclaimed film inspired by actual events. Rachel weisz delivers a terrifically tough performance in this unfortunately factbased drama about one womans crusade against human trafficking in postwar bosnia. The true story behind the whistleblower celebrity gossip and. Oct 12, 2011 the movie is based on kathryn bolkovac find the trailer below the jump, the reallife whistleblower who served as a peacekeeper in postwar bosnia in 1999. The whistleblower is a 2010 canadiangermanamerican biographical crime drama film directed by larysa kondracki and starring rachel weisz. Sep 05, 2019 ever since their story was documented in marcia and thomas mitchells 2008 book the spy who tried to stop a war, gun, the british whistleblower who attempted to prevent the iraq war, and.
This rippedfromtheheadlines thriller is inspired by actual events. The whistleblower is a shocking film that reveals how balkan. The new movie the post finds the titular paper deciding to report on the pentagon papers. The 21 best movies about whistleblowers the hollywood reporter. Although the whistleblower is advertised as a dramatization, the scenes depicted in this movie are based on real events and experiences that actually happened, which makes it even more chilling. The whistleblower is one such film, too wellintentioned for its own good. Silkwood is a 1983 american biographical drama film directed by mike nichols and starring meryl streep, cher and kurt russell. Instead, it dumps a ton of data on audiences in telling the true story of katharine gun keira knightley, the british whistleblower who leaked classified. To the short list of this years mustsee movies, quickly add the whistleblower the harrowing true story of kathy bolkovac, a disillusioned nebraska cop and divorced single mother who. The whistleblower, which details the true story of the united nations complicity in the sextrafficking industry in bosnia, debuts friday in select theaters, with widespread distribution to follow.
Sep 07, 2017 chicagobased film producer gigi pritzker has acquired the rights to the true story of chicago police officer turned whistleblower shannon spaulding. The whistleblower reveals a truth more chilling than. It depicts whitacres involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine pricefixing conspiracy of the mid1990s as. The whistleblower is a movie that labors to be taken seriously and has too little to show for its efforts. But more important than the accolades is that everything in the film is true. When a movie is inspired by true events, the ideal is that the realstory backdrop will lend an air of authenticity to the drama, but often it inadvertently leads to excessive earnestness or aggrandizement. The movie, starring oscarwinner rachel weisz as reallife truthteller kathryn bolkovac,chronicles bolkovacs attempts to blow the whistle in the late 1990s and early 2000s while working with. The movie is a true story, based on the book the whistleblower by kathryn bolkovac, which details her experiences as a human rights. May 31, 2011 rachel weisz new drama, based on the experiences of kathryn bolkovac, a nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in postwar bosnia and outed the u. Kathy bolkovac, played by rachel weisz, is a nebraska police officer. Jul 29, 2011 the movie is a true story, based on the book the whistleblower by kathryn bolkovac, which details her experiences as a human rights investigator. The 21 best movies about whistleblowers hollywood reporter.
And as real story films go, the whistleblower is as accurate as can be. But directorcowriter larysa kondrackis the whistleblower, based on a true story, isnt just a heartrending look at young girls being forced into the sex trade. From chelsea manning to edward snowden to the latest cloakanddagger lifter of files, exhsbc employee herve. The whistleblower brought human trafficking to the surface with the gripping reality of what happens behind closed doors. The movie is a true story, based on the book the whistleblower by kathryn bolkovac, which details her experiences as a human rights investigator. In the whistleblower, which airs this weekend at pogos whistleblower film series in silver spring, maryland, rachel weisz plays a u. Ever since their story was documented in marcia and thomas mitchells 2008 book the spy who tried to stop a war, gun, the british whistleblower who. Katharine gun official secrets true story interview. It is based on the true story of kathryn bolkovac, a police officer from lincoln, neb. Kondracki had been waiting for a story like bolkovacs to come her way. The movie shows trafficking of humans is truly like an iceburg, it barely touches the surface of what is going on all over the world in every state and country. Its a brutally frank, shocking and illuminating film about the abuse of. To the short list of this years mustsee movies, quickly add the whistleblowerthe harrowing true story of kathy bolkovac, a disillusioned nebraska cop and divorced single mother who.
Featuring a remarkable performance from rachel weisz, the whistleblower is a harrowing political thriller based on the true story of a single womans quest for. Keira knightley, matt smith, matthew goode, rhys ifans. Jessica bennett talks with kathryn bolkovac, the woman who inspired the film. With keira knightley, matt smith, matthew goode, rhys ifans. In the whistleblower which opens this weekend, rachel weisz. The whistleblower 2011 official trailer hd youtube. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, coverup and intrigue amid a world of private contractors and multinational.
Based on a true story this film shows the awful and horrendous lives of the young women who are trafficked, and the courage of the people. Kathy bolkovac rachel weisz, a nebraskan police officer, takes a job as a peacekeeper in postwar bosnia. Though celebrated pentagon papers whistleblower daniel ellsberg would later call guns actions. Cnn the whistleblower is a movie based on the true story of kathryn bolkovac, a name that might conceivably become as wellknown as. Dec 03, 2019 most whistleblower films are based on true stories, and the central characters always confront an element of alienation and isolation the bigger the story gets, the smaller their worlds become. This is a very powerful drama, kind of an erin brockovich of sex trafficking. Jan 14, 2012 the whistleblower is a shocking film that reveals how balkan peacekeepers turned a blind eye to kidnapping, torture and rape. Frank serpico now lives in upstate new york in a secluded cabin with not a neighbor in sight, but he ventures into the city for protests and causes he believes in ever the whistleblower.
Aug 11, 2011 shot in a stark, grim style part handheld fauxdocumentary, part gritty 70s drama it tells the true story of kathryn bolkovac rachel weisz, an earnest american cop who takes a u. When a movie is inspired by true events, the ideal is that. Secretarygeneral ban kimoon traveled to hollywood last year to cajole filmmakers and movie stars into making pictures that portray the u. A documentary produced by the kosovo law institute and the us embassy in pristina features the stories of many us whistleblowers.
While there, she uncovered direct evidence that underage girls were being held captive and bought and sold in a profitable sex trafficking operation. Following a fatal accident, a chinese expatriate working for a mining company in australia discovers that new technology developed by the company may be a health risk, and investigates a web of conspiracies in his search for the truth. I dont want to give too much away about what the movie. Bolkovacs story was made into a film, the whistleblower, released in 2010. The trailer for a film based on the true story of gchq whistleblower katharine gun, called official secrets, has been released. She took the story to bbc news in the uk and won a wrongful dismissal. She was fired by her employer, dyncorp, after alleging that her fellow u.
In the film, as in real life, bolkovac begins by investigating a case of a. Rachel weisz new drama, based on the experiences of kathryn bolkovac, a nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in postwar bosnia and outed the u. Jul 17, 2019 keira knightley leads a starstudded cast in this truestory thriller about katharine gun, the british secret service whistleblower who tried to stop the iraq war. Sep 07, 2017 the 2016 series is based on the true story of chicago police officer shannon spaulding and her experience as a whistleblower in a corruption and coverup case within the chicago pd.
Keira knightley to star in forgotten story of iraq war. Rachel weisz delivers a powerhouse performance in the truestory. The lead character, based on a true story, is a real heroine. The serious story behind the informant the informant opened in theaters on friday. Silkwood was a nuclear whistleblower and a labor union activist who died in a car collision while investigating alleged wrongdoing at the kerrmcgee plutonium plant. After this look at the true story of al pacinos character frank serpico, read up on frank lucas, the reallife figure behind the hollywood hit. Keira knightley is a whistleblower in uk trailer for. The true story behind the whistleblower movie times and. Jun 12, 2019 entertainment one uk has debuted the first trailer for the indie drama official secrets, telling the true story of a whistleblower who discovers a top secret manipulative plot within the. In light of edward snowden and the nsa leak controversy and reports that it is already being turned into a film thr looks at the best titles featuring similar political intrigue. It started when bolkova spotted a recruitment flyer from military contractor dyncorp, posted at her police department.
Not to be watched for entertainment value, it is a hard hitting movie that will leave you wondering what can be done to save these young women and. Kondracki and eilis kirwan wrote the screenplay, which was inspired by the story of kathryn bolkovac, a nebraska police officer who was recruited as a united nations peacekeeper for dyncorp international in postwar bosnia and herzegovina in 1999. She is going through a difficult divorce, loss of her kids and therefore does what many a government does. A fictionalized account of a true story, it is based on the 60 minutes segment about jeffrey wigand, a whistleblower in the tobacco industry, covering the personal struggles of him and cbs producer lowell bergman as they defend his testimony against efforts to discredit and suppress it by cbs and wigands former employer. A real good movie based on a true story about a journalist who finds out from a whistleblower that a famous medical genius is in fact a fraud. The movie closed with too little information about the whistleblower and no info on the circumstances or follow up to the women being enslaved.
I was emotionally drained by the end of this movie. Burns, the film stars matt damon as the titular informant named mark whitacre, as well as scott bakula, joel mchale and melanie lynskey. The screenplay by nora ephron and alice arlen was inspired by the life of karen silkwood. Based on a true story, kathy bolkovac academy awardwinner rachel weisz is a nebraskan police officer who takes a job working for the united nations as a peacekeeper in postwar bosnia. The whistleblower is a shocking film that reveals how balkan peacekeepers turned a blind eye to kidnapping, torture and rape. With russell crowe, al pacino, christopher plummer, diane venora.
The whistleblower is a 2010 canadiangermanamerican biographical crime drama film. Its a difficult, taxing job, but shes good at itso good, she discovers that many of her colleagues dont merely frequent the local brothels, they participate in the human trafficking that landed the. Amid all the summer blockbusters about aliens, cowboys, and little blue creatures, a movie about human trafficking might seem rather out of place. The lead character, based on a true story, is a real. This movie, released in 2011, by director larysa kondracki, is based on a true story. Aug 12, 2011 the whistleblower is one such film, too wellintentioned for its own good.
1550 1594 166 267 1621 1039 681 899 1112 353 446 1542 1068 1392 1047 1173 1122 899 1423 1541 960 1117 794 310 78 725 771 1084 1587 254 111 1130 1238 1000 1393 988 1275 308 509 1461 907