Words of War
“In a world silenced by fear, her truth was unstoppable.”
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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Cast
25 people
Maxine Peake
Anna Politkovskaya
Known for
The Theory of Everything
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Ciarán Hinds
Dmitry Muratov
Known for
Rome
The Woman in Black
Jason Isaacs
Sacha
Known for
The OA
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Naomi Battrick
Vera Politkovskaya
Known for
A Very English Scandal
Jamestown
Harry Lawtey
Ilya
Known for
Industry
Joker: Folie à Deux
Ellie Bamber
Elena
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Nocturnal Animals
Willow
Ben Miles
Yuri Schekochikhin
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Andor
Hijack
Ian Hart
Lt. Col. Egorov
Known for
The Last Kingdom
The Terror
Oliver Maltman
Nestor
Known for
Maleficent
World Without End
Agni Scott
Natalya Estemirova
Known for
Absentia
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Sophie Simnett
Nina
Known for
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Fady Elsayed
Anzor
Known for
Gangs of London
Class
James Strong Director · Eric Poppen Writer Snorri Hallgrímsson Composer
United States release May 2, 2025 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States · Production Good Films Collective, K. JAM Media
Production
BuzzFeed Studios
Production
Good Films Collective
Production
K. JAM Media
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 2, 2025
Theatrical
Australia
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · Russell Hobbs British Film Festival
France
May 28, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
May 28, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Ireland
June 30, 2025 · Digital
Romania
June 29, 2026 · Digital · Voyo
South Korea
November 5, 2025 · Digital · 2025-VF02854
Spain
November 6, 2025 · Digital
United Kingdom
June 30, 2025 · Digital
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