The Whistleblower

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When Nebraska police officer, and divorced mother of three, Kathryn Bolkovac, saw a recruiting announcement for private military contractor DynCorp International, she applied and was hired. Good money, world travel, and the chance to help rebuild a war-torn country sounded like the perfect job. Bolkovac was shipped out to Bosnia, where DynCorp had been contracted to support the UN peacekeeping mission. She was assigned as a human rights investigator, heading the gender affairs unit.

A review in The Balkan Chronicle, an Internet-based newspaper reporting from the Balkans, disagreed with the opinion that the violence was unnecessarily explicit or sensationalized: "Sugarcoating it would do no one any good. Grisly authenticity is one of the film's greatest aspects." [42] Later, when Bolkovac spoke at a screening of the film in Bosnia, it was reported that her message was well-received and discussion about the events that occurred in the late 1990s "did not fail to engage and provoke". [27] Home media [ edit ] As election day approaches, Gil follows the story into the dark web of interests that link politics, finance, and the media. The deeper he goes the more he realises how wrong he has been. Facebook was technically correct that there was no consensus in academia or the public about what amount of social media was “too much.” The Whistleblower is fiction but you might think otherwise when you read it. For Tony Blair read Johnny Todd, a Prime Minister in waiting. Any skeletons in his cupboard? You bet!

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a b Sivertsen, Kim (5 March 2014). " "The Whistleblower" shown in Sarajevo and Mostar". The Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014 . Retrieved 26 June 2014. The Senate hearing room inside the Russell Building was a long rectangle, and we entered through a side door. Running the length of the chamber was a long U‑shaped dais where the senators sat. The senators seemed to loom above me, but I’ve since looked at pictures of that day, and the floor is level. I guess it says something about the intimidation I felt when they eventually took their seats. Only you can make yourself feel small. I walked over to the witness table and sat down. Out of nowhere press photographers appeared and swarmed around me for about two minutes. Once the hearing began, they wouldn’t be allowed to get between the senators and me, and they were making the most of their remaining minutes of access.

a b c d e f Lynch, Colum (29 June 2011). "The Whistleblower: The movie the U.N. would prefer you didn't see". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021 . Retrieved 3 October 2013. Century Fox Home Entertainment released the film on DVD on 15 January 2012. [10] [43] The movie was reportedly more successful on Blu-ray Disc than in theatres, and film critic Lynette Porter said that the subject's serious nature made it better suited for television. [26] Accolades [ edit ] Year It's a compelling and maddening story, and reflects the complexity of how international institutions function and interact and the difficulty of accountability in a situation where people have immunity for their actions. But, it's also a story of gutsy people in tough and compromising situations making decisions that aren't in their personal best interest. [33] The Whistleblower is not a memoir that will engage everyone, but if you’re after something different it’s certainly an interesting read.a b c d Rea, Steve (28 August 2011). " 'Whistleblower' Rachel Weisz haunted by Bosnian sex-slave story". The Post and Courier . Retrieved 12 October 2013. Courtney, Camerin (12 August 2011). "The Whistleblower". Christianity Today . Retrieved 7 October 2013. Q&A with Kathryn Bolkovac, inspiration for the film 'The Whistleblower' ". Park & Go. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013 . Retrieved 5 October 2013.

She was so interested in who I was as a person. Not, obviously, to look like me or to behave like me, but to make sure that my character came out and to make sure that she was saying and doing things perhaps the way that I would've wanted them done. And I know that there had to be a lot of liberties taken to make the movie. But I think in general she does do a great job of bringing my character to the film. From a slower start, this story certainly gains speed. I really liked this build-up and it fits in well with the election that is upcoming in the book. Time is of the essence and it is one that has been worked well. Set in the late 1990s, a political journalist is stunned by the sudden death of his sister. The circumstances of the accident don't quite add up to the character of Clare. Gil's sister Clare has a job that means she is privy to a lot of top government procedures, policies and bureaucracy. She has an idea in mind that could be beneficial to many people. Not everyone agrees with her proposal.Savage, Sophia (29 June 2011). "Many Festivals, Many Winners: iW Rounds up June's Major Film Fest Awards". Indie Wire . Retrieved 6 October 2013.