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.

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Maxine Peake

Anna Politkovskaya

Ciarán Hinds

Dmitry Muratov

Naomi Battrick

Vera Politkovskaya

Ben Miles

Yuri Schekochikhin

Agni Scott

Natalya Estemirova

Tomi May

Assassin

Moe Bar-El

Mosvar Barayev

Anton Valensi

Captain Turgenev

Gary Oliver

Gregor

Art

Crispian Sallis

Production Design

Martins Eiduks

Art Direction

Paul Ghirardani

Supervising Art Director

Crispian Sallis

Set Decoration

Chris Barber

Graphic Designer

Mareks Bērents

Art Department Coordinator

Olga Gunderich

Graphic Designer

Aksels Millers

Set Dresser

Jekaterina Potasova

Graphic Designer

Camera

Mike Eley

Director of Photography

Ermins Baltais

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Lisa Cottington

First Assistant "A" Camera

Julian Crist

Camera Trainee

Simon Hegarty

Aerial Director of Photography

Kārlis Jaunzems

Digital Imaging Technician

Andris Kudors

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Elvijs Menniks

First Assistant "B" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Nigel Egerton

Costume Design

Mirna Čurak

Makeup Designer

Kelsey James

Key Makeup Artist

Ellen Crawshaw

Costume Supervisor

Crew

Paul Biddiss

Military Consultant

Sabine Strauberga

Scenic Artist

Stanislav Samuchov

Stunt Coordinator

Marek Kondratjev

Video Assist Operator

Gvido Puke

Drone Operator

Directing

James Strong

Director

Tom Browne

First Assistant Director

Faz Buffery

First Assistant Director

Eman Kazemi

Second Assistant Director

Zagradska Natalja

Third Assistant Director

Adriana Roze

Third Assistant Director

Gatis Ungurs

Third Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Janis Grundans

Lighting Technician

Production

Dean Altit

Executive Producer

Richard Alan Reid

Executive Producer

Paul Brennan

Producer

Miriam Segal

Producer

Yulia Zayceva

Executive Producer

Kia Jam

Executive Producer

Matt Robins

Executive Producer

David Banks

Executive Producer

Kia Jam

Producer

Mark Maxey

Producer

Inga Zeile

Line Producer

Marlon Vogelgesang

Executive Producer

Matthew Shreder

Executive Producer

Martin Rushton-Turner

Executive Producer

Kristin Rozum

Associate Producer

Svetlana Punte

Co-Producer

Igor Pronin

Executive Producer

Sean Penn

Executive Producer

Nika Stepanova

Casting Director

Liene Bankovska

Unit Production Manager

Erin Duffy

Production Supervisor

Conor Harrington

Production Assistant

Tara Keenan

Extras Casting

Aleksandrs Rokis

Casting Assistant

Zinaida Tesliuk

Casting Assistant

Daiga Līcīte

Location Manager

Annija Tetere

Location Manager

Inga Linda Tigase

Location Manager

Sound

Snorri Hallgrímsson

Original Music Composer

Nick Baldock

ADR Mixer

Richard Benny Bentham

Sound Assistant

Paul Hanks

Foley Artist

Rob Hughes

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Roisin King

ADR Recordist

Mark Langlay-Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joe Morley

Foley Artist

Tom Stringer

ADR Recordist

Simon Trundle

Foley Mixer

Simon Trundle

Foley Editor

Ian Voigt

Sound Mixer

Andri Ólafsson

Music Coordinator

Writing

Eric Poppen

Writer

Art

Crispian Sallis

Production Design

Martins Eiduks

Art Direction

Paul Ghirardani

Supervising Art Director

Crispian Sallis

Set Decoration

Chris Barber

Graphic Designer

Mareks Bērents

Art Department Coordinator

Olga Gunderich

Graphic Designer

Aksels Millers

Set Dresser

Jekaterina Potasova

Graphic Designer

Camera

Mike Eley

Director of Photography

Ermins Baltais

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Lisa Cottington

First Assistant "A" Camera

Julian Crist

Camera Trainee

Simon Hegarty

Aerial Director of Photography

Kārlis Jaunzems

Digital Imaging Technician

Andris Kudors

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Elvijs Menniks

First Assistant "B" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Nigel Egerton

Costume Design

Mirna Čurak

Makeup Designer

Kelsey James

Key Makeup Artist

Ellen Crawshaw

Costume Supervisor

Crew

Paul Biddiss

Military Consultant

Sabine Strauberga

Scenic Artist

Stanislav Samuchov

Stunt Coordinator

Marek Kondratjev

Video Assist Operator

Gvido Puke

Drone Operator

Directing

James Strong

Director

Tom Browne

First Assistant Director

Faz Buffery

First Assistant Director

Eman Kazemi

Second Assistant Director

Zagradska Natalja

Third Assistant Director

Adriana Roze

Third Assistant Director

Gatis Ungurs

Third Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Janis Grundans

Lighting Technician

Production

Dean Altit

Executive Producer

Richard Alan Reid

Executive Producer

Paul Brennan

Producer

Miriam Segal

Producer

Yulia Zayceva

Executive Producer

Kia Jam

Executive Producer

Matt Robins

Executive Producer

David Banks

Executive Producer

Kia Jam

Producer

Mark Maxey

Producer

Inga Zeile

Line Producer

Marlon Vogelgesang

Executive Producer

Matthew Shreder

Executive Producer

Martin Rushton-Turner

Executive Producer

Kristin Rozum

Associate Producer

Svetlana Punte

Co-Producer

Igor Pronin

Executive Producer

Sean Penn

Executive Producer

Nika Stepanova

Casting Director

Liene Bankovska

Unit Production Manager

Erin Duffy

Production Supervisor

Conor Harrington

Production Assistant

Tara Keenan

Extras Casting

Aleksandrs Rokis

Casting Assistant

Zinaida Tesliuk

Casting Assistant

Daiga Līcīte

Location Manager

Annija Tetere

Location Manager

Inga Linda Tigase

Location Manager

Sound

Snorri Hallgrímsson

Original Music Composer

Nick Baldock

ADR Mixer

Richard Benny Bentham

Sound Assistant

Paul Hanks

Foley Artist

Rob Hughes

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Roisin King

ADR Recordist

Mark Langlay-Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joe Morley

Foley Artist

Tom Stringer

ADR Recordist

Simon Trundle

Foley Mixer

Simon Trundle

Foley Editor

Ian Voigt

Sound Mixer

Andri Ólafsson

Music Coordinator

Writing

Eric Poppen

Writer