The Whistleblower (2010)
The Whistleblower (2010)
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Cast & Crew.
Rachel Weisz
Kathryn Bolkovac
Vanessa Redgrave
Madeleine Rees
Monica Bellucci
Laura Leviani
David Strathairn
Peter Ward
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Jan Van Der Velde
Benedict Cumberbatch
Nick Kaufman
Liam Cunningham
Bill Hines
Paula Schramm
Luba
David Hewlett
Fred Murray
William Hope
Blakely
Luke Treadaway
Jim Higgins
Alexandru Potocean
Viko
Rayisa Kondracki
Irka
Jeanette Hain
Halyna
Sergej Trifunović
Ivan
Vlad Ivanov
Tanjo
Alin Panc
Roman
Danny John-Jules
Duke
Pilou Asbæk
Bas
Paul Jerricho
Tim Sebastian
Stuart Graham
McVeigh
Roxana Condurache
Raya
Coca Bloos
Milena
Anna Schafer
Zoe
Anca Androne
Zenia
Florin Busuioc
Danik
Victoria Raileanu
Julia
Dorotheea Petre
Mara
Rosabell Laurenti Sellers
Erin
Roxana Guttman
Zlata Sehik
Alexandra Radescu
Tanya
Cristina Cristian
Fadila
Adriana Butoi
Marie
Catherine McNally
Cop
Geoffrey Pounsett
UN Security Guard
Radu Bânzaru
Barman
Mihai Ghior
Intern / Casting
Sabrina Iaschevici
17-Year-Old Girl
Ion Sapdaru
Border Guard
Ionut Grama
Human Rights Worker
Bryan Jardine
Judge Twiss
Erwin Simsensohn
Drunk IPTF Officer
Eilis Kirwan
Writer
Larysa Kondracki
Writer / Director
Christina Piovesan
Producer
Celine Rattray
Producer
Igor A. Nola
Producer
Kieran McGuigan
Director of Photography
Julian Clarke
Editor
Sara Kay
Casting
Jenny Lewis
Casting
Caroline Foellmer
Production Design
Vlad Vieru
Art Direction
Andreea Popa
Set Decoration
Gersha Phillips
Costume Design
Ashley Patterson
Script Supervisor
Amy Kaufman
Executive Producer
Benito Mueller
Co-Producer
Wolfgang Mueller
Co-Producer
Peter Schafer
Executive Producer
Dominic Ianno
Production Consultant
Nicolas Chartier
Executive Producer
Heather Adamo
Music Coordinator
David Hayman
Music Supervisor
Robert Bernacchi
Co-Producer
Jimmy de Brabant
Associate Producer
Kathryn Bolkovac
Story Consultant
Anne O'Shea
Production Consultant
Roman Melnyk
Production Consultant
David Antoniuk
First Assistant Director
Maria Nita
Second Assistant Director
Oana Ene
Second Assistant Director
Andra Chiriac
Second Second Assistant Director
Oana Morar
Third Assistant Director
Marius Florescu
Location Manager
Erika Schengili-Roberts
Sound Mixer
Giancarlo J. Sini
Finance
Mihai Busuioc
Production Accountant
Ioana Bernacchi
Production Coordinator
Alexandra Marinescu
Production Coordinator
Elena Neascu
Assistant Production Coordinator
Serban Rotariu
Assistant Art Director
Victorita Rusu
Scenic Artist
Titi Gavrila
First Assistant 'A' Camera
Cornel Popescu
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
Bogdan Stanciu
'B' Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator
Ivan Giany Roberto
First Assistant 'B' Camera
Octavian Sotir
Second Assistant 'B' Camera
Radu Cioplea
Camera Loader
Gheorghe Ursescu
Best Boy Electric
Doru Perneac
Electrician
Laurentiu Bogatu
Electrician
Leonardo Fanone
Electrician
Alex Cosma
Electrician
Cristi Lupu
Generator Operator
Razvan Paslaru
Best Boy Grip
Aurelian Stoica
Grip
Bogdan Becleanu
Grip
Viorel Ionita
Grip
Laura Grosu
Extras Casting
Liliana Toma
Extras Casting
Carmen Ilie
Costume Assistant
Carmen Stefan
Costume Assistant
Carmen Cristea
Costume Assistant
Mariana Pal
Costume Assistant
Olimpia Stoicea
Assistant Makeup Artist
Ramona Geaman
Assistant Hairstylist
Marius Stanescu
Property Master
Laura Russu
Set Dresser
Laurentiu Zarnoianu
Leadman
Andrei Alexandru
Assistant Location Manager / Still Photographer
Susan Hegarty
Dialect Coach
Andrei Gheorghe
Dialect Coach
Vera Kathel
Dialect Coach
Geoff Ashenhurst
Co-Editor
Craig McKay
Consulting Editor
Lara Johnston
Additional Editing
Chad Glastonbury
Assistant Editor
Philip Stilman
Post Production Supervisor
Gregor Hutchison
Post Production Supervisor
Lorraine Samuel
Post Production Coordinator
Brandon Prodger
ADR Recordist
Tim O'Connell
Foley Artist
Marilee Yorston
Foley Artist
Toby Bjarnson
Foley Recordist
David Yonson
Foley Recordist
Kevin Schultz
Foley Recordist
Irene Markoff
Music Consultant
Irene Markoff
Music Consultant
Mychael Danna
Music Producer / Original Music Composer
Relu Cojanu
Transportation Coordinator
Debbie Van Dusen
Assistant Accountant
Razvan Lazarescu
First Assistant Accountant
Dorina Popa
Assistant Accountant
Tobias Datum
Second Unit Director of Photography
Ovidiu Paunescu
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Jimmy Robb
Assistant Sound Editor
Oana Babes
Art Department Coordinator
Jan Sewell
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Adelina Handuri
Hairstylist
Clara Tudose
Hairstylist
Vincent Sullivan
Key Hair Stylist
Liz Gruszka
Key Makeup Artist
Gabi Cretan
Makeup Artist
Roger Finlay
Camera Operator
Adam Swica
Director of Photography
Arthur E. Cooper
Second Unit Director of Photography
Calin Constantin
Gaffer
Doru Andreescu
Gaffer
Hugh Montgomerie
Gaffer
Hugh McJanet
Gaffer
Marian Ene
Rigging Grip
Andreas Evdemon
Steadicam Operator
Toni Salabasev
Still Photographer
Pasa Muraviov
Still Photographer
Nikola Predović
Still Photographer
Sophie Giraud
Still Photographer
Vlad Cosor
Dolly Grip
Valentin Matei Andrei
Dolly Grip
Ian Bird
Key Grip
Radu Marinescu
Key Grip
Ken Pickett
Key Grip
David Pamplin
Key Grip
Alon Isocianu
Title Designer
Violeta Rizea
Script Supervisor
Margaret Tanod
Script Supervisor
Marie Vápeníková
Script Supervisor
Kevin Banks
Music Editor
Darcy Arthurs
Digital Intermediate
Frank Biasi
Digital Intermediate
Patrick Duchesne
Digital Intermediate
Jim Fleming
Digital Intermediate
Claudia Sarbu
Assistant Costume Designer
Tova Harrison
Assistant Costume Designer
Michelle Lyte
Assistant Costume Designer
Eli Calin
Wardrobe Supervisor
Adrian Popescu
Special Effects Supervisor
Nick Allder
Special Effects Supervisor
Christa Tazzeo
Visual Effects Producer
Noel Hooper
Visual Effects Supervisor
Geoff Raffan
ADR Editor
Andi Arsenie
Boom Operator
Alexander Shapcott
Boom Operator
Nelson Ferreira
Dialogue Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 13, 2010
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingR
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This Movie Is About.
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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. While there, she discovered a Bosnian sex trafficking ring serving and facilitated by DynCorp employees, with international peacekeepers looking the other way. Bolkovac was fired and forced out of the country after attempting to shut down the ring. She took the story to BBC News in the UK and won a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against DynCorp.
Kondracki wanted her debut film to concern human trafficking, and she encountered Bolkovac's story in college. She and Kirwan struggled to obtain financial support for the project. Eight years after Kondracki decided to produce the film, she secured funding and cast Weisz in the lead role. The Whistleblower— a co-production of Canada, Germany, and the United States— was filmed in Romania from October to December 2009.
The Whistleblower premiered on 13 September 2010 at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Samuel Goldwyn Films distributed the film in theaters in the United States. The film was advertised as a fictionalization of events occurring during the late 1990s. Kondracki said that the facts are broadly accurate, but some details were omitted for the film; for example, a three-week "breaking-in" period for trafficking victims was not shown.
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. The Whistleblower received several awards and nominations, including three nominations at the 2012 Genie Awards. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted a screening of the film and promised action would be taken to prevent further instances of human trafficking. The Guardian reported that other UN officials attempted to downplay the events depicted and that initiatives against trafficking in Bosnia were aborted.