Words of War

Maxine Peake stars as the late, fearless Russian journalist AnnaPolitkovskaya in feature Anna, shot entirely on location in Latvia. It’s the story of world-renowned journalist and human rights activist Politkovskaya, who went from being a local print journalist to braving the Chechen killing fields and exposing Russian state corruption under Vladimir Putin. She was ultimately murdered in the elevator of her block of flats and it remains unclear who paid for the contract killing. Directed by James Strong, produced by Miriam Segal and Mark Maxey.