Who needs recreational drugs when you can get a "high" from discovering a film that is so powerful and engrossing that you immediately want to share it with everyone.... THE WHISTLEBLOWER stars Rachel Weisz as Kathryn Bolkovac as an American policewoman sent to Bosnia to train cops in the aftermath of that country's brutal civil war. While there, she uncovers evidence that U.N. peacekeepers are complicit in a flourishing sex-trafficking trade. But when she brings her allegations to light, she discovers that her foes are more powerful than the law. Based on a true story, this pulse racing thriller from director Larysa Kondracki co-stars Monica Bellucci, David Strathairn, and Vanessa Redgrave. From the very first frame of this film, I was completely immersed in it. It is an important story told with an expert directing hand and filled with first rate performances. Rachel Weisz is sensational and if the film had been better advertised and seen by more people, she could have been and should have been a contender for an Academy Award. Her work in this movie stands as one of the best performances from an Actress that I saw in a 2011 film. There isn't an emotion that she isn't called upon to engage in this film and she is one hundred percent convincing at every moment. Great supporting work from all involved, with a special shout out to the marvelous Vanessa Redgrave. This is a brutal film at times but the violence is important and I am grateful that the Director and Twentieth-Century Fox weren't afraid to show the realism of treatment these young girls go through on a daily basis. It will make you angry, especially when you read the title cards at the end of the film that summarize what happened in "reality" when the film's story ends. I urge you to go to Netflix, Redbox, or OnDemand and watch this incredibly moving profound story unfold. It is worth two hours of your time. Unforgettable!
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