Sunday, 8 July 2012

The dark side of peace keepeing


The Whistleblower (2011)

Directed by Larysa Kondracki this film stars Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave, Benedict Cumberbatch and David Strathairn. An American police woman working as part of a UN peace keeping force in Bosnia in 1999 fights against sex trafficking.

Based on real events this film does appear to keep things realistic although it does not mention a previous case of whistle blowing that happened previously. What the film does well is keep a good level of tension as events unfold and has good performances from the cast. No doubt the film raises serious questions about the behaviour of defence contractors supplying peace keepers that appear to have gone unanswered since the events the film is based on.

4/5

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