FILMS AND PANELS
Friday, February 10 6 PM
Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway at 116th St.
THE WHISTLEBLOWER Director Larysa Kondracki Producers Celine Rattray, Amy Kaufman, Christina Piovesan Cast Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci and Vanessa Redgrave Feature 2010 [Canada] English, 112 minutes Photo: Sophie Giraud/Samuel Goldwyn Films
A Harrowing Tale of One Woman’s Search for Justice This gripping exposé of human trafficking tells the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, an American police officer who takes a job as a UN peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. After initial success in prosecuting a case of domestic violence, Kathryn is offered a job in the United Nations Gender Affairs Office, working with the police to investigate rape and domestic abuse. But her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country and protect women from violence are routed when she uncovers a ring of UN officials and private contractors smuggling young Ukrainian women to service a back-woods brothel. Against a sordid and corrupt backdrop, Rachael Weisz and Vanessa Redgrave give tension-filled, dramatic performances in the directorial debut of Canadian filmmaker Larysa Kondracki. Q & A SESSION Producer Celine Rattray, Tanya Domi, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, Harriman Institute Affiliate, and Annette Insdorf, Professor at Columbia’s School of the Arts, will discuss the film following the screening.
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