The Killing of a Journalist
The Killing of a Journalist

Movie·2022·1h 40m

The Killing of a Journalist

"An attack on a journalist is an attack on us all!"

Directed By

Matt Sarnecki

Country

Czech Republic

Language

English

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The Story

A young investigative journalist and his fiancée are brutally murdered in their home in Slovakia. Their deaths inspire the biggest protests in Slovakia since the fall of communism. The story takes an unexpected turn when a source leaks the secret murder case file to the murdered journalist’s colleagues. It includes the computers and encrypted communications of the assassination’s alleged mastermind, a businessman closely connected to the country’s ruling party. Trawling these encrypted messages, journalists discover that their country has been captured by corrupt oligarchs, judges, and law enforcement officials. A reckoning awaits.

Producer

Signe Byrge Sørensen, Paul Radu

Cinematography

Anna Smoroňová

Music

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Editor

Janus Billeskov Jansen

Themes

corruptionpoliticsjournalismprotestpress freedompolitical corruptioninvestigative journalisminvestigative journalistslovakiacentral europefreedom of the press

Production House

Final Cut for Real
OCCRP
Frame Films
Gotfat Productions
WDR
ARTE

Audience Score

71%

10 votes

Skip9%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection30%

Where to watch

Region: AE

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Cast

Robert Fico

Robert Fico

Self (archive footage)

Robert Kalinak

Self (archive footage)

Andrej Kiska

Andrej Kiska

Self (archive footage)

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Crew

Matt Sarnecki

Matt Sarnecki

Director

Janus Billeskov Jansen

Janus Billeskov Jansen

Editor

Signe Byrge Sørensen

Producer

Paul Radu

Executive Producer

Anna Smoroňová

Director of Photography

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Original Music Composer

Drew Sullivan

Executive Producer

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