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The film received mixed reviews. The performances by Weisz and her co-stars were praised, but the intense violence depicted in several scenes was debated by critics, with some calling it exploitative. Kondracki and Weisz responded that what happened in Bosnia had been toned down for the film.
Directed by Larysa Kondracki and co-written with Eilis Kirwan, The Whistleblower pulls no punches, going for the grit and grime, and more often than, horrifying visuals of sexual slavery and...
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UK nursing regulator’s chief to step down due to ill health amid review into whistleblower concerns
Barrister Ijeoma Omambala KC is carrying out a review in two parts, looking into the specific concerns and cases raised by the whistleblower. Nazir Afzal, is leading the review into the NMC’ ...
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Dead Boeing whistleblower’s family says company may not have ‘pulled the trigger’ but it’s responsible
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Oct 27, 2011 · The Whistleblower: Directed by Larysa Kondracki. With Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci, David Strathairn. A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.
The Whistleblower (2010) is a movie based on the sad but true story of human trafficking by the employees of a firm contracted by the UN to provide security in Bosnia after the Dayton peace accord that put an end to the bloody conflict in the Balkans.
Oct 14, 2010 · The Whistleblower: Film Review. A fact-based thriller starring Rachel Weisz as a Nebraska cop who witnesses the atrocities firsthand when she joins a U.N. peacekeeping team in post-war Serbia.
Aug 5, 2011 · The lead character, based on a true story, is a real heroine. It's an incredible indictment of the UN "peace" keeping mission in Bosnia, the corruption of the private security companies and the indifference of the US State Department to do anything about young women being sold as sex slaves.
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Aug 4, 2011 · The Whistleblower really is. Rachel Weisz excels as Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop and single mom who thought a 1999 United Nations peacekeeping job in Bosnia might solve her financial...