Directors(s)
Larysa Kondracki
Production Year
2010
Genre(s)
Thriller, Drama
Approx. running minutes
112m
Cast
Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn
The Whistleblower
THE WHISTLEBLOWER is a biographical drama, from 2010, in which a US police officer begins a new role working with the United Nations in Bosnia, where she finds evidence of a sex trafficking operation.
Directors(s)
Larysa Kondracki
Production Year
2010
Genre(s)
Thriller, Drama
Approx. running minutes
112m
Cast
Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn
- language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), and milder terms including 'bitch', 'whore', 'piss', 'shit' and 'bugger'.
- sexual violence and sexual threat
The film is based on the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, who exposed a sex trafficking operation that was being covered up by authorities, while she was working in post-war Bosnia. Scenes depict her discovery of photographs and video depicting trafficked women forcibly engaged in sex acts, and in some cases being sexually abused and humiliated. There are also harrowing scenes in which women are abused and sexually assaulted, including with foriegn objects.
There is a scene of strong violence in which a woman is shot in the head. There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), and milder terms including 'bitch', 'whore', 'piss', 'shit' and 'bugger'. Other violence includes punches and kicks, and there are verbal references to domestic abuse.There is moderate sex and sex references, as well as discrimination - for instance, a police officer is challenged when he suggests that a woman deserved to be stabbed because she is a Muslim.
| Use | Runtime | Distributor | Classification Date | ||
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| The Whistleblower | VOD/Streaming | 112m 0s | Icon Film Distribution | 13/09/2021 | |
| The Whistleblower | Physical media + VOD/Streaming | 107m 5s | High Fliers Films Ltd. | 04/05/2011 | |
| Use | Runtime | Distributor | Classification Date | ||
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| The Whistleblower | Physical media + VOD/Streaming | 2m 9s | High Fliers Films Ltd. | 04/05/2011 | |
Classified date
13/09/2021
Language
English