Details

Fictional Feature
120 min (expected)

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Production:
‍Schubert
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‍Co-Production:
‍ARTE, SWR, BR, ORF, SRF
Contrast Film, Plattform Produktion, Panama Film, Kindred Spirit
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Distribution:
Pandora Film (Germany)
Filmladen Filmverleih (Austria)
Filmcoopi Zürich (Switzerland)
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‍Genre:
‍Political Thriller
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‍Funding:
‍MFG Film Fund Baden-Württemberg, Austrian Film Institute (ÖFI), Vienna Film Fund (FFW), Filmförderanstalt (FFA), FFF Bavaria, HessenFilm, Zürcher Filmstiftung, Swiss Federal Office of Culture, BKM, Bavarian Banking Fund (BBF), Film i Väst, German Federal Film Fund (DFFF)‍
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‍Support:
‍World Uyghur Congress, Harvard University, Stanford University

Press

Selection of online news articles ↓

About

A feature-length project about the true story of two courageous investigative journalists who risked their lives to expose a systematic humanitarian disaster of huge geopolitical significance.

Learn more about the project, our team and the production process on our Official Website.

Further information

The project was part of the FOCAL Production Value workshop 2023 in Riga. It is being developed in collaboration with ACE Producers and supported by various institutions, experts and additional prominent individuals in the subject area. We are also working closely with the real people behind the characters to tell the stories as truthfully as possible. The screenplay was nominated for the Thomas Strittmatter Prize 2023.