Words of War

In a world silenced by fear, her truth was unstoppable.

Words of War — Plot

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.

• Release date
• May 2, 2025
• Runtime
• 117 min
• Genres
• Drama, Thriller
• Director
• James Strong

Words of War — Cast

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