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Weisz began acting in british stage and television in the early 1990s, and. Inspired by true events, kathy rachel weisz is an american police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in postwar bosnia. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, coverup and intrigue amid a world of private contractors and multinational diplomatic doubletalk. In the whistleblower which opens this weekend, rachel weisz portrays a u. Rachel weisz in the whistleblower, on sex trafficking the new. The heroine rachel weisz a police officer who wants to save the girls but winds up uncovering layer upon layer of corruption is a strong role model, and the material is wellresearched and undoubtedly powerful, but this movie is far too intense and depressing for kids or younger teens. In the opening minutes of the whistleblower, we meet a dedicated police officer rachel weisz whose huge problem is that she lives far from her daughter and cant seem to get a transfer. Kathy bolkovac rachel weisz, a nebraskan police officer, takes a job as a. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of. The whistleblower, based on a true tale of forced prostitution in bosnia, is not the first movie i would have rushed out to see. Rachel weisz talks to vanity fairs krista smith about the. Rachel weisz is one of those actresses that possess great talent but fails to register the recognition that her contemporaries receive. In the deep blue sea and the whistleblower, weisz delivered wonderful performances in two divergent roles. Rent the whistleblower 2010 on dvd and bluray netflix.
Jun 02, 2011 samuel goldwyn films has released a trailer for the larysa kondrackidirected the whistleblower, with rachel weisz starring as an american police officer who becomes a peacekeeper in postwar bosnia. The trick is to make the movie about something other than what its. With rachel weisz, monica bellucci, vanessa redgrave, david strathairn. Starring rachel weisz, the whistleblower, released tomorrow on dvd, is the most searing dramadocumentary of recent years and has won many prizes. Jul 31, 2011 in her latest film, the whistleblower, rachel weisz portrays the reallife united nations peacekeeper who was fired after uncovering a widespread international sex trafficking ring. The whistleblower on dvd january 24, 2012 starring rachel weisz, vanessa redgrave, monica bellucci, david strathairn. The whistleblower reveals a truth more chilling than. The whistleblower, a film about a former united nations peacekeeping.
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