THE KILLING OF A JOURNALIST
synopsis
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.
international title: | The Killing of a Journalist |
original title: | The Killing of a Journalist |
country: | Denmark, Czech Republic, United States |
sales agent: | Cinephil |
year: | 2022 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Matt Sarnecki |
film run: | 100' |
cinematography by: | Anna Smoronová |
film editing: | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
music: | Kristian Eidnes Andersen |
producer: | Signe Byrge Sørensen |
executive producer: | Drew Sullivan, Paul Radu |
production: | Final Cut for Real, Frame Films, GotFat Production, OCCRP (US) |
backing: | Czech Film Center/Ceské filmové centrum + Czech Film Fund/Státního fondu kinematografie |