438 Days
6.7
On the eve of June 28th, 2011 Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson put everything at stake by illegally crossing the border from Somalia into Ethiopia. After months of research, planning and failed attempts, they were finally on their way to report on how the ruthless hunt for oil effected the population of the isolated and conflict-ridden Ogaden region. Five days later they lay wounded in the desert sand, shot and captured by the Ethiopian army. But when their initial reportage died, another story began. A story about lawlessness, propaganda and global politics. After a Kafkaesque trial they were sentenced to eleven years in prison for terrorism. And they were far from alone. Their cellmates were journalists, writers and politicians persecuted for not bowing down to dictatorship. Their reportage about oil was transformed into a story about ink, and their daily lives turned into a fight for survival inside the notorious Kality prison in Addis Ababa.
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Cast
35 people
Gustaf Skarsgård
Martin Schibbye
Known for
Vikings
Westworld
Faysal Ahmed
Abdullahi Hussein
Matias Varela
Johan Persson
Known for
Raised by Wolves
Narcos
Faysal Ahmed
Abdullahi Hussein
Known for
Captain Phillips
Castle Rock
Nathaniel Ramabulana
Werar
Known for
Warrior
Fatal Seduction
Fredrik Evers
Jens Odlander
Also in
A Man Called Ove
The Lost
Josefin Neldén
Linnéa Schibbye
Known for
The Head
Border
Philip Zandén
Carl Bildt
Known for
Open Hearts
Faithless
Jesper Ganslandt
Fredrik Spik
Also in
Falkenberg Farewell
Jimmie
Sivuyile Ngesi
Chala
Known for
The Woman King
Honey 3: Dare to Dance
Samuel Mtoti
Dany
No other roles listed
Gunilla Johansson
Kickan Persson
Also in
Ängelby
The Return of the Dancing Master
Jesper Ganslandt Director · Peter Birro Writer Johan Persson Author
First release August 30, 2019 · Produced in Sweden · Languages English, Swedish
Production
Film i Väst
Production
SVT
Production
Miso Film Sverige
Production
Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
438 dagar
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
English · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · August 30, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
September 30, 2021 · Digital
Czechia
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 21, 2021 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 27, 2019 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
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