This is the story of slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya whose coverage of the Second Chechen war set her on a collision course with Putin and the Russian government.
A vital and an important story, more so since we live in age where the press is being hunted down and killed in many places in the world, WORDS OF WAR kind of disappoints. While the film is expertly made from top to bottom, and it tells of Politkovskaya's struggle to get the truth, the film is missing a human heart. Blame it on the editing which sheared away the humanity in the story. Every moment of the film is firmly focused on showing us Politkovskaya's bravery and the evilness of the Russian government. There is no time where we see her as a person just having a cup of coffee and being a person. It’s not fatal as such but it diminishes the film because we are not watching a person’s story but are instead being lectured.
I admired it but my feeling for the film over all never rose beyond just liking it.
That said it is a vital and an important story and is worth a look.
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