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The experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a cop from Nebraska, who worked as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and exposed a U.N. sex scandal that was covered up.
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Rating: R (Disturbing Violent Content|A Brutal Sexual Assault|Graphic Nudity|Language)
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Larysa Kondracki
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Producer: Amy Kaufman, Christina Piovesan, Celine Rattray
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Writer: Eilis Kirwan, Larysa Kondracki
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Box Office (Gross USA): $1.1M
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Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company
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Production Co: Samuel Goldwyn Films
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It's a provocative and frustratingly told true story. The atrocities that happen and then the exploitation of a weak state is simply hard to fathom when you are part of the peace making process. You feel the leads frustration and emotion at not being able to do anything to help in this politically flawed and corrupt world.
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I don't like that some actors/characters are wasted and disappear without explanation (like Benedict Cumberbatch), but still this is a riveting film based on a real story that is so horrendous (a huge stain in the history of the UN) that it is even hard to believe it happened.
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This film is based on Kathryn Bolkovac's attempt to expose DynCorp's (Democra in the movie) sex trafficking of minors in Bosnia and is everything but an easy watch. Too bad they chose to fictionalise so much of the story.
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This is a good movie, albeit one that is no better or worse than I was expecting. I realize that may sound like a compliment but, in a lot of ways, it isn't. I don't know, I was just expecting the film to surprise me and it would actually end up being great, but it isn't at any point. Perhaps I shouldn't complain since the film is really good with a great performance from Rachel Weisz, who is always consistent. I found the story to be compelling enough, you really are invested in seeing Kathy exposing those that are doing these terrible things to people they are supposed to be protecting. The movie is well-written and has a solid cast, but it's really Rachel's show and, as mentioned, she delivers. It's sad that the movie isn't much better considering the real-life story behind it. And, I mentioned this in my review for Eden the other day, I also believe that this subject would've made for a better documentary than it would've otherwise. I mean if you could get the real Kathryn Bolkovac to sit down and talk about her experiences and everything leading up to her 'blowing the whistle', so to speak, it would've been absolutely fascinating and considerably better than this film. Though I suppose you can make that argument for every film based on a true story, but it's more apparent in films where they don't really use the real life story as effectively as they should've. I don't really have much to say, this is a really good movie but one that really missed the boat as far as its story goes. I think I'll forget about this movie in a week's time, but it's a good movie nonetheless. Compelling and solidly acted.
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