Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

The Whistleblower (2010)

The Whistleblower (2010)

Genre: Thriller
Directed by: Larysa Kondracki
Starring: Rachel Weisz, David Strathairn, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Monica Belluci
Running time: 108 minutes



Kathryn Bolkovac is a cop in Nebraska who is trying to relocate after her divorce so as to be close to her daughter, who will be living with her father. Unable to do so, she accepts a lucrative job with the UN International Police, in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina, for a UK company. What she thinks will be short-term easy money grab turns out to be a lot more than that. After successfully fighting to help Muslim women who are victims of domestic abuse, she gets a new job title and realizes that people around her are aiding and protecting a group of human traffickers. She will have to give it all she has got to make it stop. But, can she?

The Whistleblower is based on a true story, which makes it even more shocking. It is quite disgusting to think that human beings would put each other through such hell in real life and not just in the movies.

Rachel Weisz did some real good acting work here, and so did most of the cast involved. It all felt very real and very dire for all the people in trouble. The ending is not very satisfactory, but that is a risk when you are dealing with a true story that you respect as a filmmaker. Nonetheless, The Whistleblower is a movie to see, a real compelling story that will unfortunately make you doubt the goodness of the human race.

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