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The Whistleblower is a 2010 Canadian biographical drama film directed by Larysa Kondracki and starring Rachel Weisz.Kondracki and Eilis Kirwan wrote the screenplay, which was inspired by the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska police officer who was recruited as a United Nations peacekeeper for DynCorp International in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1999.
- $2.2 million
- Voltage Pictures
Aug 5, 2011 · The Whistleblower is centered on Bolkovac (Weisz), a mother of three who, in 1999, takes an $85,000 contract with DynCorp (Democra Services in the film), a U.S.-paid contractor that was recruiting ...
Jun 30, 2021 · YouTube Kathryn Bolkovac was fired from DynCorp when she brought concerns over the company engaging in human trafficking in Bosnia. But everything changed when a young girl who had escaped a local brothel was brought into Bolkovac’s office. She spoke little English, but kept repeating the word “Florida.”.
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Aug 10, 2011 · Here is a film to fill you with rage. It is based on the true story of Kathryn Bolkovac, a police officer from Lincoln, Neb., who accepted an offer to join the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. While there, she uncovered direct evidence that underage girls were being held captive and bought and sold in a profitable sex trafficking operation. When she presented her evidence to her superiors ...
Aug 12, 2011 · Running time: 1:58. When a movie is “inspired by true events,” the ideal is that the real-story backdrop will lend an air of authenticity to the drama, but often it inadvertently leads to ...
Aug 5, 2011 · R. 1h 52m. By Stephen Holden. Aug. 4, 2011. In the lineage of real-life David-and-Goliath movies in which intrepid seekers of the truth investigate malfeasance in high places, “The Whistleblower ...
Bolkovac's story was made into a film, The Whistleblower, starring Rachel Weisz as Bolkovac. It was released in 2010. It was released in 2010. Following a screening of the film, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a panel discussion on sexual exploitation and abuse in conflict and post-conflict situations.
