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Cinema Blend News: Monica Bellucci Embraces Sex Trafficking
:: The Playlist ::: Monica Bellucci & David Strathairn Join Rachel Weisz In The U.N. Drama 'The Whistleblower'
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'The Whistleblower', with Rachel Weisz, begins shooting in October 26, 2009. http://bit.ly/3tpsEh 28 days ago |
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Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn join The Whistleblower | News | Screen: http://bit.ly/3tpsEh via @addthis 10/20/2009 |
The Whistleblower gains big names
Filmstalker —
... are the names that have just been added to the project, and they are three mighty names indeed. I would guess that Strathairn will be someone in the UN, he has that air about him from previous roles. However there's no word on the casting of the others involved. What caught my eye about this story in ScreenDaily is the positioning of the film by the production companies, very clearly they are aiming high with the film and comparing it to previous films like ...
Monica Bellucci Embraces Sex Trafficking
Cinema Blend News —
Rachel Weisz is joining Rachel Weisz in the fight against sex trafficking. Screen Daily says shes been added to the cast of The Whistleblower along with Vanessa Redgrave and David Strathairn. Weisz was already on board to play a Nebraska cop serving as a peackeeper in post-war Bosnia. While on the job, she discovers that the United Nations has been covering up a sex-trafficking scandal and exposes it. No word yet on how Bellucci fits in but even well into her forties putting the word sex in close proximity to her sends unwarranted shivers down the spine of testosterone ...
Monica Bellucci & David Strathairn Join Rachel Weisz In The U.N. Drama 'The Whistleblower'
:: The Playlist :: —
... The independent thriller "The Whistleblower," a German-Canadian co-production that has had Rachel Weisz attached for some time, has added a supporting cast. Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci and David Strathairn are all on board, alongside Danish star Nikolaj Lie Kaas ("Just Another Love Story," "Angels & Demons") and relative newcomer Anna Anissimova, who's also currently filming "Father of Invention" with Kevin Spacey. ...
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/Film —
... which has had Rachel Weisz attached forever, has three new actors: Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave and David Strathairn are all in. That’s a killer cast for Larysa Kondracki’s film, which is about a police officer (Weisz) who uncovers a sex-trafficking ring and UN cover-up while volunteering in post-war Bosnia. That starts shooting later this month, on October 26. [Screen Daily] ...
Rachel Weisz Monica Belluci Whisteblower
Pajiba —
... that the UN is covering up a sex-trafficking scandal. Appropriately enough, the title of the movie is The Whistleblower . Vanessa Redgrave and David Strathairn also star. No word, yet, on the role that Belluci will play. But for the edification of those who clicked on this article because of the headline, let’s just assume she’s not playing one of the sex-trafficked women, and that she plays a lesbian love goddess who has a thing for female Nebraskan cops. Happy now? (H/T Screendaily ) ...
THE WHISTLEBLOWER adds cast members
gordonandthewhale.com —
... First Generation Films, Berlin-based Barry Films and New York-based companies Primary Productions and Plum Pictures. The production companies have referenced as a touchstone SILKWOOD, the 1983 film starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher, which features a dramatic scene in a decontamination shower that is often referenced in pop culture. 1999’s THE INSIDER, which stars Al Pacino and Russell Crowe has also been mentioned as a reference point for the film.
Source Screen Daily
